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At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Trade: ‘The boats don’t stop’: The deadly coastline that has become a trafficking superhighway
Debris from perilous crossings scatter northern Djibouti’s remote beaches, which now form part of a major global migrant smuggling route ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Trade: 139 migrants drowned between Djibouti and Yemen — here's why thousands keep boarding the boats
A boat carrying 305 migrants capsized off Djibouti on Oct. 8, killing at least 139. What the disaster reveals about the Eastern Route.
News Djibouti » Obock » Trade: Fleeing the frontline: Yemeni families cross Red Sea to Djibouti as Houthi conflict rages
Their overland routes to safety blocked off, several thousand people have boarded boats to escape gunfire, bombing and a dire humanitarian situation ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Trade: Bab el-Mandeb trade disruption: What it means for Djibouti
The Red Sea crisis has upended the lives of communities on either side of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. While Yemenis are fleeing the fighting in their country, the boats of Djiboutians who live off the ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Trade: Djibouti appeals for global support amid influx of refugees from Yemen
LONDON: Djibouti appealed on Saturday for international support to help cope with an influx of refugees fleeing fighting in Yemen. Thousands of Yemenis have fled across the Red Sea to reach Djibouti ...
News Djibouti » Obock » Trade: Nearly 140 migrants are dead after overcrowded boat capsizes off Djibouti - as 84 remain missing
More than 116 remain missing following the incident near Guhere, north of the fishing town of Obock - a port town in Djibouti, the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
News Djibouti » Obock » Trade: Children among 109 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says
The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 350 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.