Leaders at African summit expected to avoid migration troubles

Despite growing pressure to address the tragedy of African migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, the African Union is unlikely to offer any home-grown solutions to the crisis, say analysts.

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Refugees will be discussed in a closed session at the first day of the African Union summit on Sunday, in anticipation of a meeting with the European Union in the latter half of this year. But African leaders, many of whom routinely flout human rights, are accused of lacking the will to criticise each other on refugee and immigration policies for fear of attracting criticism themselves. More...

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