From Niger, in French
Niger's main private news portal, operating under the military government's constraints.
Traversée de la Manche : un enfant et deux femmes meurent après le naufrage d’un canot de migrants au large de Wissant
Headline only: A child and two women died when a migrant boat sank off Wissant (northern France) during a Channel crossing attempt.
Traversée de la Manche : des « small boats » aux « mega boats » pour rejoindre le Royaume-Uni
The piece reports that smugglers are now using much larger "mega boats" carrying up to 200+ people across the Channel, possibly in response to tighter controls under the Franco-British deal, which have cut UK arrivals by about 40%. It then widens to rising Mediterranean deaths and obstruction of rescue operations.
Près de 160 migrants secourus lors d'une tentative de traversée de la Manche
Headline only: Nearly 160 migrants were rescued during an attempt to cross the English Channel.
Près de 160 migrants secourus lors d’une tentative de traversée de la Manche après l’incendie de leur embarcation
Headline only: Nearly 160 migrants were rescued during an attempted English Channel crossing after their boat caught fire.
Incendie sur un bateau qui tentait la traversée de la Manche : 173 exilés secourus
Straight news report on a large rescue of 173 migrants after their Channel boat's engine caught fire, with French and British (RNLI, Border Force) vessels cooperating. The UK appears as the destination and as a rescue partner.