CategoriesMigrant News“Thousands of people, including refugees, continue to be caught up in the ongoing El Niño-triggered heavy rains and severe flooding sweeping across East Africa. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is particularly concerned about thousands of refugees and other displaced people being forced to escape once again for their lives after their homes were washed away,”- […]
CategoriesMigrant News“…tens of thousands of migrants – many fleeing wars and poverty in Africa, the Middle East and Asia – have reached Britain in recent years by crossing the English Channel in small boats on risky journeys organized by people-smuggling gangs…” Background UK and Rwanda governments agreed on a scheme in April 2022 to send anyone […]
CategoriesNarrativesI’m Eva, a 23-year-old who embarked on a journey from my parents’ home in Belgium two years ago with a simple goal: to live amidst love and fresh air. In October 2022, I found myself at Ferme Agroécologique Karamba in Senegal. Initially planning to stay for just a month, I inexplicably extended my stay. Life […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsMakerere University’s Freedom Square was illuminated with cultural exchanges and festivities on Saturday, April 20, 2024, as the institution hosted the United Nations International Chinese Language Day. Organized by the Confucius Institute at Makerere University, the event drew a diverse crowd including secondary school students, undergraduates from Makerere University, and students from Luyanzi Technical Institute […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsJournalists in Kampala have been tipped on reporting for under covered or underreported stories such as Migration, refugee crisis, gender based violence among others. The training being conducted by Media Challenge Initiative (MCI) in partnership with UNESCO, is focusing on enabling and supporting young journalists to understand the underreported stories in the society and how […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsSocial protection and labour migration experts from ECCAS Member States have laid out a draft roadmap
CategoriesNarrativesIn 2002, my world shattered into fragments amid the relentless turmoil of conflict and displacement in South Sudan. I was a mere three years old when I lost all trace of my parents. Their comforting presence vanished, leaving me adrift in a sea of uncertainty. It was then that my grandmother, a beacon of hope […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called on all governments and authorities along the central Mediterranean migrant route to enhance regional cooperation to ensure the safety and protection of migrants. IOM says this should be done, regardless of their status and across all stages of their journeys. This migration route is utilized by Africans […]
CategoriesNarrativesTo write objectively about yourself is a thing you can convince only yourself, because every other time you had a wrong opinion about someone or something else, it made sense to you – it was right in your sense. And such is the dilemma of any person “out of their country” – the suspension of […]
CategoriesProgramsTheme: ‘Migration Advocacy Fellowship Program: Empowering Change Agents Across Africa.’ The Migration Advocacy Fellowship Program is a dynamic initiative designed to empower journalists, migrants, civil society organizations (CSOs), NGOs, and other development partners across Africa who are passionate about addressing migration-related issues. Through a comprehensive fellowship experience, participants will gain valuable skills, knowledge, and networks […]
