Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba resigns from the DA
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Poland to accept 2,000 Syrian & African migrants by 2017
The move comes as part of the EU's plan to relocate refugees and mitigate the migration crisis.
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OPINION: Why those crossing the Mediterranean aren't 'migrants'
Lauren Wolfe asks why we refer to the refugee emergency as the ‘Mediterranean migrant crisis’.
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EU leaders agree plan to confront migrant crisis
The debate has also strained the EU’s commitment to its Schengen agreement on passport-free travel.
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Over 2,700 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Ships from several countries assisted 18 different boats carrying 2,741 migrants.
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France: Italy must abide by EU immigration rules
Hundreds of African migrants are stranded at a border crossing in northern Italy.
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Migration and xenophobia top AU agenda
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma urged foreign ministers of the continent to formulate practical solutions.
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Tunisia rescues 350 migrants bound for Italy
Boat smugglers often use Tunisia’s proximity to the Italian coast to ship migrants there.
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Migrant fatalities around the world
Migrant fatalities around the world
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Gambia’s Jammeh wants ICC to probe migrant deaths
Nearly 2,000 migrants had died by early May, with about 800 dead in a single shipwreck in April.
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Lola the cat survives migrant crossing to Italy
The feline will be reunited with her Sudanese owner after being quarantined.
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International flotilla rescues 5,900 migrants from Mediterranean
The British warship Bulwark assisted in picking up more than 1,000 refugees, including 10 pregnant women.
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Stranded Myanmar migrants to be verified in a 'safe' place
The navy is escorting the 727 stranded migrants to a “safe” location where their identities will be verified.
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Over 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in last 24hrs
This is some of the most intense Mediterranean migrant traffic of the year.
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US: Migrant lives need to be saved
More than 3,000 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar have landed in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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UN: Over 2,500 migrants still adrift
Thousands of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar have tried to land in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Malaysian police begin exhuming bodies at jungle camps
Authorities said on Monday they had found 139 graves around 28 camps scattered along a 50km stretch.
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Europe opens door to 20,000 migrants, Britain opts out
The EU executive proposed taking in 20,000 migrants over two years and distributing them across Europe.
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Russia: Destroying Libya migrant boats going too far
EU leaders agreed last month to identify, capture and destroy vessels before they are used by traffickers.
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Italy rescue 4,100 boat migrants in mission
All of those rescued were brought to Lampedusa Harbour.
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EU seeks to reassure Libya over plans to stem migrant flow
Nearly 40,000 migrants fleeing war and poverty in Asia, Africa and the Middle East have made it to Europe.
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Libya's rival govt to confront EU attacks on traffickers
Public outrage peaked this week after up to 900 migrants died last Sunday when their boat sank.
