Two boats that reportedly set out from Libya on 22 and 25 March, one carrying 335 Eritreans and the other 68 Eritreans and Ethiopians, have disappeared. Click on the Link to Read the Story in Full: Guardian UK Related Report: Libyans shooting Sub-Saharan African refugees seeking to escape
By Elias Kifle
The latest news that came out of Eritrea regarding Ethiopian resistance fighters sent shock waves through Ethiopian communities all over.
By Sabina Castelfranco – Rome 20 August 2009
Italian authorities have rescued five Eritreans adrift near a southern Italian island.
It is the latest immigration tragedy in the waters between Africa and the remote southern Italian island of Lampedusa. The Italian authorities received a call from the Maltese that there were immigrants attempting to reach shore on a rubber dinghy.
By Sabina Castelfranco – Rome 20 August 2009
Italian authorities have rescued five Eritreans adrift near a southern Italian island.
It is the latest immigration tragedy in the waters between Africa and the remote southern Italian island of Lampedusa. The Italian authorities received a call from the Maltese that there were immigrants attempting to reach shore on a rubber dinghy.
Here, a migrant who previously survived the same treacherous sea crossing to Italy describes his life-threatening voyage. The unnamed migrant, from Eritrea, was speaking to the BBC World Service. He explains the mindset which drives Africans to undertake the perilous journey to Europe.
Here, a migrant who previously survived the same treacherous sea crossing to Italy describes his life-threatening voyage. The unnamed migrant, from Eritrea, was speaking to the BBC World Service. He explains the mindset which drives Africans to undertake the perilous journey to Europe.