Armed men jump onboard small boat during rescue near Libya
Group of masked men approached wooden vessel in dinghies, prompting panic during rescue by charity ship A group of masked and armed men have threatened...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania, state news agency says
Dangerous Atlantic ocean route is gaining popularity because of increased vigilance by authorities in the Mediterranean Nearly 90 migrants bound for Europe died and dozens...
Three people die after arrests at election protests in Mauritania
Two died in detention facility and one in hospital, officials say, after protests over Mohamed Ould Ghazouani’s win Three protesters have died in detention in...
From conflict to the climate – what are the UK parties’ international plans?
As the election nears, we scrutinise how each of the main contenders would deal with problems around the world Conflicts and environmental disasters are stretching...
Sudan on precipice of famine ‘beyond imagination’, says outgoing UN aid chief
Man-made crises in Gaza and Sudan leaving millions of people at risk, says retiring British diplomat Martin Griffiths Sudan is facing horror “beyond imagination”, the...
UK ‘tried to suppress criticism’ of alleged UAE role in arming Sudan’s RSF militia
Exclusive UK accused of trying to head off condemnation of Gulf ally over alleged aid to forces accused of genocide in Darfur UK government officials...
Canada lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group
Move comes five years after US did so and will add to pressure on European governments to follow suit Canada has listed Iran’s Revolutionary Guards...
EU-funded Egyptian forces ‘rounding up and deporting Sudanese refugees’
Egypt forcibly returned 800 Sudanese detainees in first three months of this year, Amnesty International reports The Egyptian authorities have used EU-funded security forces in...
Moroccan authorities pushed asylum seekers into ‘death trap’, NGO claims
Border Forensics say dozens of deaths in 2022 at EU’s Melilla border was result of antagonistic security policy Moroccan authorities took a series of fateful...
Tuesday briefing: How millions are living through Sudan’s ‘harrowing’ humanitarian crisis
In today’s newsletter: The war has devastated Sudan, destroying much of the country and leaving 18 million facing acute hunger • Sign up here for...
