CategoriesProgramsA new report, Weaponised Identity and Digital Polarisation in Kenya (Code for Africa, DW Akademie, Siasa Place, May 2026), reveals how social media platforms have amplified xenophobic and exclusionary narratives targeting migrants, refugees, and foreign nationals. From Somalis portrayed as fraudsters to South Sudanese framed as economic freeloaders, the report documents millions of hostile engagements […]
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 NewsA family in Malava, Busia County, is mourning the death of their son, Edwin Njuguna Ngugi, a truck driver who was killed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Edwin had been driving a truck from Mombasa to Bunia, a journey of more than 1,600 kilometres, when his vehicle broke down in a volatile […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsThis sudden takeover marks yet another chapter in a crisis that has already displaced civilians, and left the region at the mercy of armed groups. It is a significant shift in the devastating conflict that has gripped the region for years. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been massively displaced and subjected to suffering in […]
