‘I will die here, I can’t go back to Africa’: migrants respond to Rwanda removal
Asylum seekers say there is no freedom in Rwanda and fear for their lives if sent to Africa Small boat arrivals on the Kent coast...
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Sending UK asylum seekers to Rwanda will save money, claims minister
Claim about long-term benefits disputed by MP Andrew Mitchell who describes reported cost of £30,000 a person as ‘eye-watering’ Britain will save money in the...
Tigray has been the scene of ‘ethnic cleansing’, say human rights groups
Human Rights Watch-Amnesty report accuses Ethiopian paramilitaries of war crimes and crimes against humanity Ethiopian paramilitaries have carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing in...
‘We feel safer’: how green energy is brightening refugee lives in Rwanda
Solar panels and cleaner-burning stoves have reduced dangers faced by residents of three camps “The camp has come from the dark into the light,” says...
‘We took our children and ran’: thousands displaced as Senegal’s 40-year-war crosses border
More than 6,ooo people have left their homes as renewed violence in the Casamance region spills into the Gambia It was late morning when the...
Stranded Nigerians accuse UK of ignoring pleas of black refugees fleeing Ukraine
Critics say race is an issue in treatment of African students fleeing war in Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war: latest news Two weeks ago, Alani Iyanuoluwa fled...
At least 19 migrants missing after boat capsizes off coast of Libya
Missing are presumed dead after three migrants rescued and one body retrieved, Libyan coast guard says A boat carrying about two dozen migrants capsized in...
Buses begin leaving two Ukrainian cities in fresh evacuation effort
News comes as number of people fleeing country passes 2 million and WHO says vital medical supplies are running out Ukraine-Russia war – latest updates...
At least 13 dead after third migrant boat in three days sinks in Greek waters
People still missing despite major rescue effort as smugglers switch to more perilous route from Turkey At least 13 people have died after a migrant...
Dozens of refugees believed dead after boat sinks in Greek waters
2021’s death toll from central Mediterranean crossings likely to hit 1,500 as coastguard says survivors unlikely Greek authorities have said dozens of refugees are believed...
