African Immigrants Explore Ways to Regularise Stay in U.S.
Late last year, a group of African leaders in the so-called Tri-State area – Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware – organised an information session in Delaware targeting mainly African immigrants in the United States (US) who were in the country illegally. The aim of the workshop was to primarily create a forum for thousands of […]
As the humanitarian scale-up in Lake Chad Basin, govts and donors are urged to do their part
On Friday, February 24, the countries of the Lake Chad region – Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, donor governments such as Norway and Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, and international organisations are gathering for the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region. It is imperative that they all come ready […]
Nigeria’s House of Representatives Condemns Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The lawmakers also urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to recall the country’s ambassador to South Africa ahead of a major anti-Nigerians rally planned for Friday. The resolution followed a motion by Rita Orji, a PDP member […]
Bodies of 74 migrants heading to Europe wash up in Libya
At least 74 bodies of African migrants have washed ashore in western Libya, the Libyan Red Crescent said Tuesday, the latest tragedy at sea along a perilous but increasingly popular trafficking route to Europe. The bodies were found near the western Libyan city of Zawiya on Monday, Red Crescent spokesman Mohammed al-Misrati told The Associated […]
South African Parliament Says Xenophobia Attacks Could Been Avoided
The South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police said Monday the xenophobic attacks on foreigners by South Africans in Rosettenville and Pretoria West could be avoided if the police responded timely to complaints by the community. At least 15 Nigerian residents’ houses were burnt last weeek in Rosettenville community and Pretoria West. The South Africans […]
Ethiopian Diaspora Raises Millions Towards Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Construction
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Ethiopian Diaspora Community in different parts of the world raised 2,101,000 USD to back the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). In a press briefing Friday, Ministry Spokesperson Tewolde Mulgeta said the contribution was made during the last six months in the form of bond […]
Sudanese Americans do not fit neatly into the existing racial classifications of the American society
I always knew I was black. My childhood was the scent of coconut oil hair cream and the taste of bean pie after Friday prayers in a Bilalian mosque on Chicago’s south side. I knew the words to Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika and called Harold Washington my mayor, even though I lived in the suburbs. My […]
1,900 Mozambicans Stranded in Moza, Zim Border Fleeing The Banditry Renamo
SOME 1 900 Mozambicans are stranded at the border with Zimbabwe after fleeing the banditry by opposition forces in their country. The Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) is blamed for the terror, which has continued despite assurances by government leaders a truce was within reach with the opposition party. United Nations agencies said they were mobilizing […]
Tanzanian Govt to Probe Mozambique’s Alleged Torture of 132 Deportees
At the count of 132, stories of torture and use of excessive force among Tanzanians being deported from Mozambique are gaining currency and the government has pledged full investigations into their claims. Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Dr Suzan […]
161 Nigerian Citizens Deported From Libya
One hundred and sixty-one Nigerians, who have been stranded in Libya voluntarily returned to the country yesterday on board an Airbus 329 with registration number Nouvelair TS-INB. The returnees journey back to Nigeria was facilitated by International Oganisation for Migration, IOM, after the Federal Government asked for its assistance after confirming that some Nigerians were […]
