Vol 67 No 5 | EUROPEAN UNIONMIGRATION Crossings down, pressure up – fearing the far-right, Brussels toughens laws 24th February 2026 Small boat crossings are falling fast but the EU is coercing African states to accept deportees or face penalties The numbers look like a win for the European Union’s border policy – on its own terms, at least. Irregular crossings into the EU fell 26% in 2025...
Vol 66 No 15 | UNITED STATESAFRICAMIGRATION Trump ‘cash for migrants’ playbook hits roadblocks in Africa 18th July 2025 As the EU spends over US$9 billion on migration deals with African states, Washington is pushing its own plan Opposition is mounting to efforts by US President Donald Trump’s administration to persuade African states to accept third-country deportees. Some governments such as Nigeria have openly rejected the...
Vol 66 No 15 | EUROPEAN UNIONWEST AFRICAMIGRATION Borders without borders 25th July 2025 Known primarily for operating patrol vessels in the Mediterranean and off the West Atlantic at key crossing points, the European Union’s border control agency Frontex is expanding ...
Vol 66 No 14 | LIBYAEUROPEAN UNIONMIGRATION Brussels is flailing as Sudan’s expanding war triggers new wave of migration 3rd July 2025 Boats from eastern Libya accounted for over 90% of illegal Mediterranean crossings after Benghazi warlord rekindled ties with Sudanese rebels Data showing that irregular crossings from Tunisia and Libya fell by 59% to 66,766 in 2024, prompted Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the European Union to trumpet...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 13 | AFRICAMIGRATION AU lawmakers draw up model migration law 23rd June 2025 The Pan-African Parliament hopes its example will encourage governments to protect migrants’ rights The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has moved closer to agreeing a model law to harmonise the treatment of migrants across the continent following three days of meetings in Nairobi... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 12 | AFRICAMIGRATION Access denied 13th June 2025 Africans lost an estimated €60 million (US$67.5m) in 2024 alone due to rejected applications for Schengen visas to visit the European Union, according to data published by the...
Vol 66 No 8 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAMIGRATION ‘Panicked by the far right’, Brussels spends billions on migration control in West Africa 9th April 2025 Confidential document reveals plan to channel funds to Sahel juntas where civilian deaths from jihadist attacks have more than doubled since 2020 After spending over €8 billion on cash for migration controls with authoritarian regimes in North Africa in 2024, the European Commission is focusing on similar deals – but...
Vol 66 No 2 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAMIGRATION Accentuate the innovative 23rd January 2025 A severe bout of pneumonia put a hold on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plans to visit Morocco last week, but nothing it appears can halt...
Vol 65 No 10 | NIGERIAEUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAMIGRATION Mystery surrounds Brussels migration deal with Abuja 1st May 2024 Abuja is silent after a top official at the EU says it has agreed to a migrant return scheme – without cash incentives Top officials at the European Commission say they have concluded talks on a migrant readmission and return agreement with Nigeria that could mark a breakthrough in Brussels-Abuja relations....
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 4 | SUDANMIGRATION Western governments may pay price for inaction on war 6th February 2024 Civil war and regional instability could drive refugees to EU, warns UN chief The refugee crisis in Sudan and wider regional instability could prompt tens thousands of people to move north, trying to cross into Europe, Filippo Grandi, the UN High... READ FOR FREE