Description
Added on the 01/03/2021 14:27:29 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
On board the Ocean Viking, off the shores of southern Europe, tension is mounting among migrants rescued at sea. Some 118 of them fled Libya and were rescued five days ago by the SOS Méditerranée aid ship, which is circling waiting to be assigned a port of disembarkation. IMAGES
67 migrants aboard a wooden boat are rescued by the humanitarian boat Ocean Viking. It had been drifting for two days in the Mediterranean Sea. IMAGES
Applause, explosion of joy, songs and hugs break out on the deck of the Ocean Viking ship as six EU countries agreed to take in the 356 migrants stranded on the rescue ship in the Mediterranean after 14 days at sea. IMAGES
Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms arrives off the island of Lampedusa with 147 migrants on board, after a judge in Rome suspended far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's decree banning them from Italy's territorial waters. IMAGES
Migrants stranded at sea for weeks aboard the rescue ship Sea Watch are celebrating as they head to Malta after the island nation reached a deal with other EU member states, ending a standoff that rights groups branded "shameful". IMAGES of celebration aboard Sea Watch
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.