Maputo — The Mozambican police have detained 24 illegal Malawian immigrants, in the southern province of Inhambane, according to a report on the independent television station, STV. The 24 were in a bus with Malawian number plates. They told reporters they were trying to reach South Africa, because “life is difficult” in Malawi, and they […]
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Former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) colonel, Atwell Seremani was Wednesday dragged to court charged with extortion after he allegedly defrauded South African investor cash in a work permit deal. Seremani is jointly charged with Nation Machaya and the two appeared before Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi who remanded them in custody awaiting bail ruling Thursday. It […]
Court Correspondent TWO suspected bogus immigration officers have appeared in court on allegations of trying to extort US$4 000 from Zimsend (PVT) LTD, trading as Malaicha. Artwell Kenneth (63), Seremani Machaya and Nation Machaya (35) were facing extortion charges when they appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi. Prosecutor Mr Lancelotte Mutsokoti opposed bail, saying […]
Shop customers are threatening migrant traders with violence come the national elections in August, amid a rise in xenophobia that appears to correlate with election periods in Africa. Rwandan traders in Zambia are fearful because certain elements have said they will attack shop owners during the 12 August presidential and national assembly elections. “Some people […]
“Not related to current court injunction on Dzaleka refugees.” Malawi Police Service, in conjunction with the Department of Immigration, on Sunday arrested 158 foreigners who have been illegally living and operating their businesses in the country in various parts of the country. Confirming the development, national police deputy spokesperson, Peter Kalaya said the suspects have […]
Commissioner Olimatou Jammeh responsible for the Diplomatic Passport Unit at the Gambia Immigration Department on Monday, 26th April testified in the diplomatic passport case involving Mansa Sumareh and Ebrima J. Sanneh. Mansa was the Chief Driver at the State House while Ebrima J. Sanneh was a former protocol officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
Nairobi — United States has been listed as the top source of diaspora inflows in Kenya , a new data shows. This was revealed by Central Bank of Kenya, in its newly introduced detailed breakdown of the remittances by individual countries from which they were sent. According to CBK, diaspora remittances in the month of […]
The Comptroller General (CG) of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has said the total movements across the nation’s borderline in 2020 stood at 1,579,773. A press release on Tuesday by the spokesman of the service, Sunday James, said Babandede made this disclosure during a media chat. According to him, the CG said in 2020, […]
KAMPALA, UGANDA – The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on some Ugandan government officials for what it calls the undermining of the democratic process during recent elections. Uganda government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo said Saturday that the U.S. had yet to formally inform Uganda of the visa restrictions, but in a statement Friday, U.S. Secretary of […]
The Kenyan passport is the eighth most powerful in Africa, according to new research that shows the country regaining its top 10 position after dropping out last year. The latest Henley Passport Index Report indicates that Kenya has also moved up in the global ranking from position 73 to 72 in the world’s most powerful […]
Bulawayo proportional representation Member of Parliament (MP), Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, has demanded swift action from the government on the renewal of expired passports for Zimbabweans working in the diaspora to avoid jeopardising both their jobs and work permits. The government, which has been battling to clear passport backlog dating back to February 2019, recently announced new […]
The past year has been deadly for African and Asian-born migrants in South Africa. And if past trends are anything to go by, it is about to become deadlier. Shocking footage of attacks emerged on 8 March when several shops were looted and petrol-bombed in the Durban central business district. Two foreign-born migrants were hospitalised […]
Skilled workers line the streets in towns and cities across the country, hoping to get any job they can. But the odds of being picked are small, and some spend weeks waiting. “Since the morning, I haven’t eaten. We’ve been sitting in the street looking for a job. I’ve been looking for a job for […]
. Eritrea to withdraw its forces from Ethiopian border side BY BILAL DERSO ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia and Eritrea have agreed to reopen land border aim at strengthening people to people ties at the border areas . The two sisterly countries have also renewed commitment to bilateral partnership and the joint strategic development programmes. After the […]
Aline Bukuru has been separated from her three children who remain in the Bellville camp without a guardian Aline Bukuru, one of the leaders of the refugees’ 2019/20 refugee protest in Cape Town, is awaiting deportation at Lindela Repatriation Centre. Bukuru’s children, aged 13, 14 and 16, remain in the camp without a guardian. She […]
FOURTEEN more Zimbabwean women arrived in the country yesterday from Kuwait where they were subjected to slavery. The women were lured by a syndicate of dubious employment agents who promised them lucrative jobs in the tiny Arab country. Government funded the return of the women through the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. […]
In recent years, Côte d’Ivoire’s government has actively raised awareness among its citizens on the dangers of migrating without adequate and verifiable documentation and information. But this hasn’t dissuaded Ivorian youth from seeking smugglers’ help to travel to Europe through North African countries. ‘The problem is that young people look to everything outside their borders […]
The United States mission has begun contacting all immigrant visa applicants whose applications were affected by the travel restrictions under Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983 signed by former President Donald Trump in 2020. It is also prioritising the processing of such pending cases in Nigeria. Trump had suspended entry into the United States for certain […]