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Understanding the world of migration


Tunisia: 105 Gambian migrants voluntarily repatriated with IOM support
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has organized the voluntary return of 105 Gambian citizens from Tunisia. These migrants will receive support to facilitate their social and economic reintegration in their country of origin. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that it had facilitated the voluntary return of 105 Gambian citizens from Tunisia to their country of origin. An 18th flight has been chartered by the IOM to Tunisia since the

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Sep 30


Asylum and migration - Washington lifts visa restrictions for Ghana, a partner in its deportations
The United States has lifted its visa restrictions for Ghana, the US embassy in the West African country, a partner of Washington in President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policy, confirmed on Saturday. By the editorial staff Donald Trump /credit photo RADIO CANADA On September 11, Ghanaian President John Mahama announced that his country had agreed, at Washington's request, to accept West African nationals deported from the United States. The Trump administration had prev

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Sep 30


United States: The deportation of migrants to Africa "violates international law on several levels"
Human Rights Watch is calling on African countries to refuse to accept undocumented migrants deported from the United States. Agreements have been reached with several countries on the continent. Ghana, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Eswatini have received people returned by Washington in recent weeks. The human rights organization denounces these agreements as opaque and illegal. Laetitia Bader, deputy director at Human Rights Watch, answers questions from Alexandra Brangeon. Sour

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Sep 30


Senegal: A Fisherman Saves 112 Migrants Abandoned at Sea off the Coast of Dakar
llustrator On Tuesday, September 16, a Senegalese fisherman discovered a drifting canoe just a few kilometers off the coast of Dakar. The boat, which had departed from Gambia with more than a hundred migrants on board, had been abandoned by its captain. The 112 rescued passengers were exhausted, but alive. Off the coast of Dakar, the courage of a Senegalese fisherman helped prevent a tragedy. On Tuesday, September 16, Moussa Diallo, a fisherman from the capital, spotted a can

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