Tighter controls in Mauritania have reduced Atlantic crossings to Europe, but the economic and social drivers behind migration remain deeply entrenched.
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A flight carrying migrants deported from the United States arrived in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, marking a new development in American immigration enforcement efforts. The aircraft transported individuals from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Georgia as part of a programme that relocates undocumented foreigners to third countries. The Central African Republic has
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Photo: Kevin Maenetsa / Pexels Less than a week after President Cyril Ramaphosa and Kenyan President William Ruto stood at the Union Buildings promoting trade, investment and African integration, South Africa is sending envoys across the continent to explain its migration crackdown. The diplomatic effort follows Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on Sunday, in which
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More than 900 migrants died or disappeared along the Eastern Route from the Horn of Africa to Yemen in 2025, making it the deadliest migration path on record. Thousands of survivors are now stranded in Djibouti, unable to continue their journey to Gulf states.
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