CategoriesMigrant NewsAccording to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), approximately 36,000 people initially crossed into Kenya from Ethiopia following clashes around Moyale, with women and children making up a significant proportion of those arriving. The agency warned that urgent humanitarian needs include food, safe drinking water, shelter, sanitation and healthcare. Thousands of people have fled across […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsKenyan 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 […]
CategoriesAfrica Migrant NewsJuba 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, […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsMany asylum seekers from Burundi and other countries who had turned to small businesses after USAID pulled out of Kenya last year now find themselves stranded, following President William Ruto’s recent declaration that foreigners should not run petty trade or hawking ventures — a directive that has forced some to abandon their livelihoods and even […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsIn 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 […]
CategoriesMigrant News“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 […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsMore 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 […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsEast Africa’s private sector is warning that the Ebola outbreak must not be allowed to paralyze trade. The East African Business Council (EABC) has urged governments to coordinate health measures across borders, while health ministers and international agencies stress that reactive closures could worsen risks by driving movement underground. The East African Business Council (EABC) […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsGovernments in Uganda, Kenya, and across the region are calling for tighter migration controls to contain the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading from eastern DRC. President Museveni has urged vigilance and calm while warning against unnecessary travel, Kenya’s Health CS Aden Duale has announced intensified border screening, and international bodies like WHO and Africa CDC […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsFresh violence targeting foreign nationals has broken out in South Africa, with migrants from Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and other African countries reporting assaults and harassment in Johannesburg, Cape Town and KwaZulu-Natal. Over the past two weeks, videos have circulated online showing groups confronting migrants, demanding they leave the country, and in some cases attacking […]
