Increasing barriers to entry over the past 18 months since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in the widest global mobility gap, according to the just published edition of the Henley Passport Index. The agency is the pioneer ranking of all the world’s travel documents. According to the new findings, holders of the top-ranking […]
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Nairobi — The US Embassy in Kenya has introduced a waiver for need of interviews for eligible applicants whose visa have expired within a year. The US Embassy Deputy Consul General Eliot Fertik said the waiver is part of the reviews on visa processing procedures at the Embassy during the COVID-19 pandemic. During an interview […]
Barcelona — New report warns that millions more people displaced by climate change will be exposed to trafficking and slavery in the coming decades, and calls for policies to protect them Salamatu, 22, from northern Ghana, has worked as a porter in Accra for seven years after repeated flooding on her family’s farm forced her […]
The government will get a percentage of the cash that Kenyan nurses will make in the UK following the deal made by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July. The deal is similar to the one made by Kenya and Cuba, which saw the government get 100 Cuban doctors, with the Cuban […]
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Malawi Immigration Deports 123 Ethiopians
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has deported 123 Ethiopian nationals to their country. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) supported the return of the illegal immigrants back to their native country. According to Immigration’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, Wellingtone Chiponde, the group is among 134 irregular migrants, including 13 unaccompanied minors, from Ethiopia […]
Addis Abeba — As the dangers for migrants in Yemen intensify against a backdrop of conflict and the COVID-19 crisis, nearly 5,000 Ethiopians stranded in Yemen are waiting for their chance to safely return home. This week, about 300 migrants are scheduled to depart Aden for Addis Abeba on two Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) flights […]
The EU could tighten visa requirements for Gambians following Banjul’s refusal to accept deportees from Germany. Experts say Gambia’s decision to reject its citizens may be political but not without consequences. The European Union is mulling over Gambia’s decision to deny landing permits to flights carrying Gambian deportees from EU countries – particularly Germany. Over […]
The missions warned Nigerians against using unauthorised websites and the need for them to seek proper guidance on passport applications. The Nigerian Embassy and Consulates-General in the U.S. have raised alarm over a fake website for passport application, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This is contained in a notice jointly issued by the […]
Beirut — In the blink of an eye, hundreds of African workers in Abu Dhabi had their lives turned upside down by overnight arrests, racist abuse, and unjustified deportations, rights groups say 700 African workers in Abu Dhabi arrested and deported en masse Workers said they suffered racist abuse in prison Rights groups say forced […]
Although armed conflict is the leading cause of people going missing, migration is increasingly becoming a factor. The number of people missing across Africa appears to be rising. By the end of June, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had recorded more than 48 000 missing across the continent – an increase of […]
Kenya will send 20,000 nurses to the United Kingdom as it seeks to improve the welfare of its migrant workers abroad. Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said the government has embarked on exporting highly skilled healthcare workers and professionals abroad. On July 29, Kenya and the UK signed a pact that is […]
A charcoal farmer in the vicinity of Grootfontein, Simon ‘Small Boss’ Tuhafeni, was rearrested on fresh charges for keeping foreign nationals in the country illegally. He appeared in the Grootfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday, where he was granted bail of N$3 000 and his case remanded to 4 November for further investigations. Tuhafeni was charged […]
Dar es Salaam — The number of students from Tanzania heading to the United States (US) to pursue higher education studies has dropped by 31 percent over the past few years, an education search platform, Erudera, has reported – citing official statistics from the US. The US-based platform published on its website, Erudera.com this month […]
The Gambia has formally blocked flights returning migrants deported from the European Union. Banjul argues that the country cannot reintegrate them. Being the smallest country on mainland Africa, Gambia has a long tradition of migration. An estimated 118,000 Gambians live abroad, according to the International Organisation for Migration, who send home remittances worth over 20 […]
As attacks by bandits intensify in the villages, urban communities in Katsina are swelling with displaced people. During an attack in April on Gurza village in Dan Musa local government area of Katsina State, bandits burnt down Malam Sale’s house and stole his six cows. The 60-year-old could only find his wife that night, during […]
Johannesburg, South Africa — Migrants across the Southern Africa region are massively disadvantaged as they find themselves excluded from vaccine programmes – even when the global vaccine initiative COVAX often funds these programmes. This is the latest in a long list of struggles migrants have experienced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Migrant is […]
The wife of Edo State governor, Besty Obaseki, has said the state will use sporting activities to address the scourge of human trafficking and illegal migration associated with the girl child in the state. Mrs. Obaseki said this in Benin City during the official Logo unveiling of the Besty Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) 2021. […]
Nigeria is sitting on a demographic goldmine which could transform the economy. About 60% of Nigeria’s 200 million people are under the age of 25, and that number is expected to increase significantly by 2050. Instead of being an asset, the country’s burgeoning youth population has become an albatross. It poses risks for the economy […]