Brussels 09.10.2025 Immigration to France: What is its composition? Seven of the top 10 nationalities receiving residence permits are African. The other three are Turkey, China, and Afghanistan. These ten countries alone account for half of all residence permits issued in France. Immigration en France : quelle composition ? đ 7 des 10 principales nationalitĂ©s…
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Greece: suspends African asylum-seekers
Brussels 09.07.2025 Greece will temporarily suspend the processing of asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa by sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said to Parliament, referring to a sharp increase in irregular arrivals. The legislative measure, to be submitted to Parliament tomorrow, will initially pause applications for a period of three months. Mitsotakis described…
Rome: conference on development and migration
Brussels 23.07.2023 The international conference on development and migration underway at the Farnesina palace, Rome, was opened by the words of the Prime minister Giorgia Meloni. “What we are inaugurating is above all a dialogue between equals, based on mutual respect, because there cannot be a competitive or conflictual relationship between Europe and the enlarged…
Italy: partnerships with Africa
Brussels 22.07.2023 Mediterranean and Middle East countries will meet in Rome on Sunday, July 23, to boost efforts to stem illegal migration flows, with Italy explaining the aim is to help countries in Africa in order to reduce the impetus for migrants to reach Europe. Illegal departures from Libya and Tunisia +600%: 30 boats invade…
Mali suffocated by ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) continues the imperative demands to the military commanders supported by Malians who assended power by coup d’Ă©tat, to ensure a “rapid” return of civilian rule. The Republic of Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou on September 7 at the opening of ‘a summit of the ECOWAS in Niamey once…
Mauritania: 40 migrants drowned off coast
A boat carrying around 40 migrants has sunk off the coast of Mauritania, leaving only one survivor, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on August 6. #UPDATE About 40 people are feared dead after a migrant vessel sank off the coast of #Mauritania, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday https://t.co/ZQ456betyC pic.twitter.com/EPCRiDsgq2 — AFP…
Borrell enhances efforts to protect refugees
«A new report by @Refugees shows that thousands of refugees and migrants continue to be victims of widespread and extreme abuses. The EU will enhance further its efforts to address these dramatic situations and protect these persons from the criminal bands that prey on them» the European Union top diplomat Josep Borrell tweeted via his…
Senegal anti-trafficking measures
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Senegal and the Ministry of Justice, represented by National Unit for Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CNLTP) and the Directorate of Criminal Affairs and Amnesty (DACG), has united efforts to consolidate the countryâs first human trafficking case law database, the SystĂšme de suivi de la traite, known as Systraite. https://twitter.com/dev_discourse/status/1187767501456842755?s=21 Senegal…
Pope Francis calls to assist migrants
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peterâs Basilica to mark the VI anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa on July 8, a small Italian island 90 miles off the coast of Tunisia. Pontifex called for an end to the rhetoric which views migrants as âother,â saying they are human beings and among those Christ has commanded…
Pope for aid to migrants in Libya
Pope Francis has appealed for the evacuation of women, children and sick migrants trapped in Libyan detention centers as soon as possible, through humanitarian corridors. During his Regina Coeli prayer, the Pontiff said the refugeesâ situation, âwhich is already very serious, has become even more dangerous due to the ongoing conflict.â Pope appeals for evacuation…
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