India, Namibia discuss deepening cheetah conservation efforts
As part of efforts to reintroduce cheetahs, which went extinct in India in 1952, 20 African cheetahs have been brought to the country so far: eight from Namibia in September 2022 and 12 from South Africa in February 2023.Eleven of them have survived. Since the introduction of African cheetahs, 26 cubs have been born in India, of which 17 have survived.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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- The Hindu
Sixty-eight African migrants killed as boat capsises off Yemen
A boat capsized on Sunday (August 3, 2025) in waters off Yemen's coast, leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.'s migration agency said. The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed hundreds of African migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in hopes of reaching the wealthy Gulf Arab countries. The vessel, with 154 Ethiopian migrants on board, sank in the Gulf of Aden off the southern Yemeni province of Abyan early Sunday, Abdusattor Esoev, head of the International Organization for Migration in Yemen said. He said the bodies of 54 migrants washed ashore in the district of Khanfar, and 14 others were found dead and taken to a hospital morgue in Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan on Yemen's southern coast. Only 12 migrants survived the shipwreck, and the rest were missing and presumed dead, Mr. Esoev said. In a statement, the Abyan security directorate described a massive search-and-rescue operation given the large number of dead and missing migrants. It said many dead bodies were found scattered across a wide area of the shore. Despite more than a decade of civil war, Yemen is a major route for migrants from East Africa and the Horn of Africa trying to reach the Gulf Arab countries for work. Migrants are taken by smugglers on often dangerous, overcrowded boats across the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden. Hundreds of migrants have died or gone missing in shipwrecks off Yemen in recent months, including in March when two migrants died and 186 others were missing after four boats capsized off Yemen and Djibouti, according to the IOM. More than 60,000 migrants arrived in Yemen in 2024, down from 97,200 in 2023, probably because of greater patrolling of the waters, according to an IOM report in March.
India Today
5 hours ago
- India Today
At least 68 refugees and migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen, dozens missing
A boat carrying 154 migrants capsized on Sunday in waters off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the United Nations' migration agency Qadir Bajameel, a senior health official in the province, said only 10 survivors had been rescued so far — nine of them Ethiopian nationals and one Yemeni. "Dozens remain unaccounted for," he added, while rescue operations continued late into the media reported that rescue teams were still searching for bodies and possible survivors. The vessel, with 154 Ethiopian migrants on board, sank in the Gulf of Aden off the southern Yemeni province of Abyan early Sunday, Abdusattor Esoev, head of the International Organization for Migration in Yemen told The Associated RISK LIVES ON DEADLY ROUTEThe International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has repeatedly warned about the dangers of the sea route between the Horn of Africa and Yemen. Migrants -- mostly from Ethiopia and Somalia -- regularly attempt the dangerous crossing with hopes of reaching Saudi Arabia or other Gulf nations in search of work."This is one of the world's busiest and most perilous mixed migration routes," the IOM said in a statement. The agency said that more than 60,000 migrants risked their lives to cross into Yemen in 2024 — a slightly lower number than the 97,200 who made the journey in IOM believes the drop in migrant arrivals is likely due to stepped-up patrols along the sea routes. According to the agency, 558 people died on the route last year, and over the past decade, at least 2,082 migrants have gone missing — with 693 of those confirmed to have the ongoing humanitarian crisis and fragile security situation, Yemen is still a destination and transit country for migrants. Since the outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in 2014, thousands of African migrants have entered the country, some seeking safety, others using it as a route to the Gulf, and many locals have left.A truce deal reached in April 2022 between Houthi rebels and Yemen's internationally recognised government has led to a relative decrease in violence."Many migrants end up stuck in Yemen, facing harsh conditions, abuse, or detention," the IOM has previously reported. The agency estimates that around 380,000 refugees and migrants are currently in Yemen.- EndsWith inputs from Agencies
News18
6 hours ago
- News18
UN says 68 African migrants killed when boat capsized off Yemen
Cairo, Aug 3 (AP) At least 68 African migrants have died and 74 others are missing after their boat capsized Sunday in the waters off Yemen, the UN's migration agency said. (AP) GRS GRS
