In 2024, an average of nearly two migrant boats reached the Canary Islands each day. 692 boats in all carried more than ...

Their boat capsized off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants ...

Canary Islands, Spain - A critical rescue mission was launched on January 12 for a passenger in grave condition aboard a ...

A member of the emergency services carries a little child, part of a group of 175 migrant people who arrived on board a boat, ...

However, for those who can't wait for that long for a dose of sunshine, El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands, is an attractive alternative for a winter sun break. The island boasts warm weather ...

The European Union's border agency Frontex says that irregular migration into the European Union fell sharply in 2024.

Migrants disembark at the port of "La Estaca" in Valverde at the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Credit: AP/Maria Ximena Spain’s interior ministry says more than 57 ...

PARIS (AFP) — Detections of irregular migrants entering the European Union fell in 2024 to the lowest level recorded since 2021 due to a crackdown on traffickers, the bloc's border agency said on ...

Last year, more than 43,000 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands, a record-breaking figure that exceeds that of 2006, ...

In 2024, there were 692 packed, wooden boats that reached the Atlantic Archipelago off the west coast of mainland Europe, carrying in total more than 47,000 people. Most came to the tiny, western-most ...