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65 Ethiopians Rescued from Nairobi Safe House as Human Trafficking Probe Nets 3 Kenyans

Kenyan police have rescued 65 Ethiopian nationals from a residential building along Gesora Road in the Mihang’o area of Nairobi, arresting three Kenyan suspects in connection with a suspected transnational human trafficking syndicate. The rescue has once again drawn attention to the growing use of Kenya as a transit corridor for migrants moving from the […]

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Juba Traders Want Foreigners, Migrants Out of Small Businesses

Juba authorities are pushing to reserve small-scale retail businesses for South Sudanese citizens, with County Caretaker Commissioner Kalisto Lado insisting that foreign nationals should stay out of sectors such as boda boda transport, chapati stalls and the sale of vegetables and charcoal. While Lado has denied reports that foreigners were ordered to leave South Sudan, […]

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Migrants who rejected Trump’s deportation to Liberia diverted to Equatorial Guinea

In a dramatic turn highlighting the complexities of U.S. deportation policy, five migrants who were slated for removal to Liberia this week refused to disembark from a government-chartered plane, forcing officials to reroute them to Equatorial Guinea instead. Five migrants who refused to leave a US deportation aircraft in Liberia were reportedly flown to Equatorial […]

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Sudan’s Displacement Crisis Deepens as War, Floods and Aid Supply Disruptions Converge

“The warning signs are impossible to ignore. Across Sudan, families are fleeing violence, losing access to water, electricity, and healthcare, and now facing an added burden of destructive floods. Without urgent action to protect civilians and restore essential services, the suffering will deepen,” – IOM Director General, Amy Pope.  Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is entering a […]

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After the crossing: Ceuta’s Humanitarian Crisis Continues Beyond the Boarder

More than 60,000 migrants from Morocco crossed through the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in one of the largest irregular migration movements reported in recent years. While global attention focused on the unprecedented border crossing, humanitarians’ agencies and Spanish authorities are now looking at a different challenge -caring for thousands of vulnerable […]