Migrants offered refuge in Spain are still at sea
Spain’s new prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has offered refuge to 629 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean. Their ship carrying seven pregnant women, 11 infants and 123 unaccompanied minors is still at sea at this hour. The migrants were rescued in six operations by the organization SOS Mediterranee. Because this happened in Libyan waters, the rescue […]
Nigerian authorities save children being trafficked to Moscow for World Cup
Nigerian authorities say that nine girls and one boy, being taken to Moscow, have been saved from traffickers. The victims had football supporter identity cards in order to look as though they were fans heading to the World Cup in Russia. Five suspects, including a policeman and a quarantine officer, were arrested for allegedly facilitating […]
Italian boats will take rescued migrant to their promised haven in Spain
Italian ships will carry 629 shipwrecked African migrants to the safe haven promised them in Spain. The migrants will be transferred from the rescue ship Aquarius to the Italian vessels that will maker the 1400 km trip to Valencia. Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has rounded on Italy’s new home affairs minister Matteo Salvini for […]
Jean-Pierre Bemba’s return to DRC poses problems for President Joseph Kabila
Lawyers for Congolese warlord and former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba’ says he should be released immediately after his acquittal last week of war crimes. His lawyers say even if he’s found guilty of the witness tampering charges he’s still facing the punishment would be less than the decade he’s already spent behind behind bars. Jean-Pierre […]