Articles on Mediterranean migration

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The wall discovered at Oued Beht, a site in Morocco that is steadily rewriting the history of the Maghreb. Giulio Lucarini/OBAP Archive

History is being rewritten at an archaeological site in Morocco. What the discovery of an ancient wall tells us

Communities in the north-west Maghreb were able to coordinate large construction projects thousands of years ago.
The migration routes of people on board the OV were varied, with some journeys having lasted only a few days and others spanning several years. Morgane Dujmovic

Voices from the sea, part two: using maps and drawings, survivors share the dangers they faced on their journeys to reach the ship

During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central Mediterranean.
African migrants attempting to flee to Europe disembark in Sfax from a vessel belonging to the Tunisian coastguard, after having been intercepted at sea, on 10 August 2023. Fethi Belaid/AFP

Why EU information campaigns are failing to deter migrants from leaving

The argument is a familiar one: African citizens are unaware of the risks tied to the perilous journey across the Mediterranean and the West must therefore enlighten them.

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