Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, on Tuesday announced the extension of the closing date for the submission of public comments on the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. Comments on the White Paper have now been extended to 31 January 2024 from 19 January 2024. The announcement is contained in Gazette No […]
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Addis Ababa, — The Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) has announced today that foreign nationals who are residing in Ethiopia without legal permit are strongly urged to acquire legal document within one month. ICS Director General Selamawit Dawit told the media today that over 18,000 foreign nationals are living in Ethiopia with fake documents. In […]
Goma — In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Independent National Electoral Commission published partial results Friday for the December 20 presidential election. This first session focused solely on the diaspora vote by Congolese in South Africa, the United States, Canada, Belgium and France. Only 5,300 of the expected 11,000 voters turned out at the […]
The 25 survivors were taken to a detention center in Libya. The International Organization for Migration has said the central Mediterranean remains one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes. Around 61 migrants are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their vessel was swamped by high waves off the coast of Libya, […]
Abuja — Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to joining the United Nations and other world leaders in finding tangible solutions to irregular migration, world refugee situations. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,Dr. Betta Edu, gave the country’s commitment when she joined the UN agencies, humanitarian and development organizations, NGOs, refugee-led organizations and faith-based groups […]
A possible visa waiver agreement between Kuwait and Seychelles and creating an air link so that there can be more travel between the two countries, are part of the discussion held between the Ambassador of Kuwait to Seychelles and President Wavel Ramkalawan on Thursday. Mubarak Mohammad Alsehaijan paid a courtesy call on Ramkalawan at State […]
Border Management Authority claims of ”human trafficking” of children across the Beitbridge border appear unfounded Many Zimbabwean parents living in South Africa face significant challenges getting to see their children over the December holidays. Many resort to unlawful methods to get their children into the country. The Border Management Authority has ”intensified operations” to put […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s urgent proposal to restart sending asylum seekers to Rwanda passed in parliament, overcoming a rebellion by many of his own MPs, revealing deep divisions within his party, reports Aljazeera. Sunak, staking his reputation despite warnings, clinched a 313-269 victory in the House of Commons for his asylum plan after intense last-minute […]
Nairobi — President William Ruto has announced that Kenya will be a visa-free destination beginning January 2024. Ruto stated Tuesday, while leading the country in commemorating the 60th Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nairobi’s Uhuru Gardens, that Kenya is the birthplace of humanity and remains open to everyone who wishes to visit. He pointed out that […]
Nairobi — Kenyans who want to migrate to the United Kingdom and bring their families with them may have to reconsider their decisions or pay more to qualify for the privilege. This after Britain’s Home secretary James Cleverly rolled out new guidelines that seek to put bottlenecks on immigration into the United Kingdom. The UK […]
The UK’s ruling Conservative Party is in chaos following the government’s release of emergency laws to push through a controversial deportation plan to Rwanda, according to reports. UK Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick also reportedly resigned, due to “strong disagreements with the direction” of the government’s policy on immigration. In his resignation letter, Jenrick wrote that […]
Country’s Migrant Workers Face Climate-Related Harms to Their Well-Being On Health Day at the COP28 climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, 124 countries endorsed the COP28 UAE Climate and Health Declaration, which commits to putting health at the center of climate action. Yet just outside the conference venue, migrant workers are exposed to health […]
Britain and Rwanda have inked a new treaty aimed at rescuing failed plans for the UK to deport asylum-seekers. A top court ruling had blocked the policy, saying it violated human rights laws enshrined in UK legislation. The interior ministers of Britain and Rwanda on Tuesday signed an agreement aimed at reviving a failed policy […]
The United Kingdom’s Home Secretary James Cleverly on Tuesday morning visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, as part of his visit to Rwanda. Cleverly’s visit to Kigali comes at a time when Rwanda and the United Kingdom plan to sign a new migration treaty, which would, among others, re-emphasize provisions of the initial plan of transferring […]
Britain is continuing its efforts to have migrants seeking asylum in Britain sent instead to Rwanda to seek asylum there. In the latest version, Britain would have British lawyers stationed in Rwandan courts to alleviate British concerns about the workings of the system in Rwanda. Britain’s Supreme Court has already ruled that an earlier government […]
Cape Town — Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) and Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) holders may remain in South African until the end of 2025. The change comes after December 31, 2023, was denoted as the expiration of the ZEP programme, which would have affected over 178,000 Zimbabweans. “I call […]
The European Union on Tuesday launched an international alliance to strengthen international cooperation against migrant smuggling. The move comes amid worsening conditions on migration routes towards Europe, especially through the Sahara and Mediterranean. The Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling was announced in Brussels at a conference attended by 57 countries. “We must unite to […]
Harare — The military administration of Niger repealed anti-migration legislation that helped in lowering the number of West Africans travelling to Europe, but was despised by residents of the desert whose businesses depended on the traffic, BBC reports. The 2015 law was abolished on November 25, and proclaimed on Monday evening on state television by […]