It’s no secret that our planet is facing a climate crisis. We witnessed the devastating impacts of floods in Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar. Entire villages were swept away, leaving behind only debris and devastated families. Many people lost everything they owned and are now struggling to find food, shelter, and clean water. This experience made […]
Monrovia — The International Organization on Migration’s Chief of Mission for Liberia, Madam Ana Fonseca, has said that the Local Migration Governance Indicators (LMGI) report which has been validated represents a significant milestone in the collective effort of IOM and Liberia to strengthen migration governance in Monrovia. The LMGI report was validated on Friday, July […]
Labor migration from Ethiopia to the Middle East is not a new phenomenon. Demand for labor has been increasing in Middle East which has led to labor migration in these countries. According to Bina Fernandez (PhD), Associate Professor in Development Studies in the School of Social and Political Sciences, agencies that facilitate the movement of […]
The South African government recently issued a long-awaited policy statement – called a White Paper – outlining proposed changes to the country’s asylum and immigration system. More than 20 years after its first post-apartheid immigration legislation in 1998, immigration remains a pressing concern. Getting this policy right could help with South Africa’s economic recovery, increase […]
Provisions in the Refugees Act introduced in January 2020 struck down for violating a number of fundamental rights The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions of the Refugees Act which deemed asylum seekers to be illegal foreigners if they did not renew their visas within a month. They automatically forfeited their asylum seeker status without […]
Britain’s conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has survived a tough vote on plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak got his government’s plans to send people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom to Rwanda for consideration to stay there instead through the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday. Sunak […]
The central Mediterranean route (the route from Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia to Italy and Malta) has long been the deadliest migration route in the world. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) nearly 2,500 people died or went missing as they attempted to cross the stretch in 2023. Here are ten things you […]
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quelled a Conservative Party rebellion and got his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda through the House of Commons on Wednesday. Lawmakers voted 320-276 to back a bill intended to overcome a U.K. Supreme Court block on the Rwanda plan. But the contentious immigration […]
Travellers to South Africa and the country’s tourism industry were rattled when an internal Department of Home Affairs memo was shared with the media, sparking concern among “Swallows” – seasonal visitors who travel between hemispheres for sunny weather. The circular, intended for border officials, explains visa application and renewal procedures. However, its inadvertent leak and […]
Federal government has rejected a bill before the House of Representatives, proposing an amendment to the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Act, supposedly to curb the menace of brain drain in the country. The minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the extraordinary Federal […]
On 15 June, the overcrowded fishing trawler Adriana sank on its illicit journey from Libya to Italy, drowning hundreds of men, women and children. In response, states have expressed shock and sadness, and have moved to prosecute smugglers associated with the journey. Greece, under whose watch the tragedy occurred, declared three days of mourning and […]
The UK Supreme Court ruled on 15 November 2023 that sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. The plan would have seen tens of thousands of asylum seekers sent from the UK to Rwanda, which would then process and host such refugees indefinitely. Along with countless refugee and human rights groups – including the United […]
How the Year of Return 2019 in Ghana led to one of the largest transatlantic African-American homecomings in history The UN designated the International Decade for People of African Descent, from 2015 to 2024, to promote the recognition, justice, and development of individuals of African descent worldwide. Through various programs, events, and awareness campaigns, the […]
THE Government has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. The Zimbabwe Embassy will be conducting an outreach programme across South Africa to engage citizens. On Monday, the embassy released a two-week schedule during which […]
The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, recently lost a court case that anyone could have anticipated was unwinnable. He probably expected to lose it too. He lost it on humanitarian and technical grounds. It prevents him from terminating the South African government’s concession to refugees from neighbouring Zimbabwe nearly fifteen years ago. […]
Systematic Abuses of Ethiopians May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023. Saudi officials are killing hundreds of women and children out of view of the rest of the world […]
Using billions in public funds for private border security could be the latest chapter in government’s xenophobic fixation. Securing borders against irregular migration has come to dominate global immigration policymaking and spending – driven largely by inaccurate politicised narratives that economic migration is a threat. With that in mind, proposals from a floundering Department of […]
As instability in the region grows, the EU’s faltering strategy with partner countries should be adapted. This year, a complex mix of insecurity, poverty and misgovernance has seen instability soar in the Sahel. Among the immediate effects is a rise in forced and voluntary migration from the region to other parts of Africa and towards […]