End the ‘Harmful Narrative’ – Migration Is a Net-Gain for Africa, Finds UN Report
The large-scale migration of people within Africa tends to boost growth and lifts the continent’s whole economy, a new United Nations report has said, urging the world to dispel misconceptions and “harmful narratives” targeting migration. Cross-border movement offers “a chance for a better life, with the social and economic benefits extending to both source and […]
Lack of Access to Work for Refugees Undermining Efforts to Prevent Secondary Migration – New Report
Efforts to reduce irregular and dangerous secondary migration among Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia are being undermined by the fact they are not allowed to work legally, a new report by the Overseas Development Institute has found. Researchers at the UK’s leading think-tank on international development have found that while donor-funded policy measures such as livelihood […]
Who Is Fleeing Africa for Europe?
Thousands of Africans are undertaking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean in pursuit of a better life. We take a look at their countries of origin and reasons for their flight. It is once again that time of the year when the Mediterranean Sea is awash with people fleeing their home countries. The risks involved […]
Libya Hands Over Eight Tunisian Nationals On Wanted List
Official authorities in Libya Saturday handed over at the border crossing of Ras Jedir (governorate of Medenine) eight wanted Tunisian nationals, a security source told TAP correspondent. “They are religious extremists suspected of belonging to terrorist organisations,” said the same source. They do not include the young people originally from Dhehiba (Tataouine) who recently headed […]
Eritrea Blames Migrant Exodus On Human Trafficking
Eritrea has urged the UN Security Council to help bring human traffickers to justice, saying smuggling groups, not human rights abuses, were causing an exodus of migrants to Europe. About 5,000 people flee Eritrea each month, according to the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. Thousands of migrants have been picked up in the Mediterranean trying […]
Algerian-Niger BBC Meeting – Three-Sub Committees Set Up to Boost Border Cooperation
Three sub committees on issues of security of people and property, socio-economic affairs and administrative cooperation have been set up Thursday in Niamey, during the meeting of the Algerian-Niger Bilateral Border Committee (BBC). Made up of experts and representatives of different sectors, the subcommittees will assess the implementation of the recommendations of the last session […]
1 418 Zim Bodies Repatriated From South Africa
A total of 1 418 bodies of Zimbabweans who died of various ailments in South Africa were repatriated in the last six months, an official said yesterday. Zimbabwe’s consul general to South Africa Mr Batiraishe Mukonoweshuro said the major destinations for the bodies were Matabeleland and Masvingo provinces. “The major destinations are mainly Plumtree, Bulawayo, […]
South Africa Deports 800 More Zimbabweans
The second batch of 800 Zimbabweans deported from South Africa is expected to arrive in the country by train tomorrow morning, an official has said. The deportees were rounded up for violating South Africa’s immigration laws. The first group of 796 (all male) arrived in the country via Beitbridge Border Post on June 3. This […]
8 Key Steps to Fix South Africa’s Migration Policy
Migration policy is challenging for all countries. The rise in anti-immigrant populist parties in Europe bears testimony to this, as do the repeated failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the US and Australia’s controversial “stop the boats” asylum seeker policy. Migration policy is difficult because it has to grapple with a politically volatile mixture […]
