CategoriesInvestigationsAn investigation by Africa Uncensored has revealed that hundreds of Kenyans and Ugandans have been trafficked into forced labour in Southeast Asia, particularly Myanmar and Cambodia, where they are trapped in cyber‑scam compounds. Victims were promised legitimate jobs, only to have their passports confiscated and be subjected to violence, debt bondage, and isolation. Governments in […]
CategoriesNarrativesA small country with a big problem. Eighty-two percent of expatriate workers in Bahrain are in jobs avoided by locals. Official figures show that 72 percent of these workers earn less than 200 Bahraini dinars (BD) a month, though in reality wages can fall as low as 60 BD. Most of those at the bottom […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsThis comes days after former Prime Minister Raila Odinga called for an Inter-generational Conclave geared towards dialogue, during a press briefing on the Saba Saba day held at Serena Hotel on July 7, 2025. Experts and observers have raised concern that escalating conflict, especially when it intersects with heavy-handed state response, could again trigger displacement—particularly […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsKenya hosts over 600,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, with many more undocumented migrants living and working in Nairobi’s Eastleigh, Kawangware, Githurai, and other informal neighborhoods. While Kenya’s public healthcare system has made strides in providing free contraceptives, access remains limited or non-existent for many in these migrant communities. Sayana Press (DMPA-SC), a self-injectable contraceptive, has […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsIn a statement dubbed “Defending America’s Security through Visa and Travel Restrictions on South Sudan,” released on April 5, 2025, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio noted; ‘Effective immediately, the United States Department of State is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and prevent further issuance to prevent […]
CategoriesNarratives“Dandora dumpsite is extremely dangerous. It’s hard to get in because street gangs control their territories of operation, but once you are in, it’s even worse. People do hard drugs, there is raping and even gang raping of street girls and in many cases, there is a very high likelihood of one getting murdered.” In […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been instrumental in providing aid to displaced populations, however, even with the substantial assistance from external donors, the increasing refugee numbers are stretching the country’s already limited resources, and Uganda has called for more support to address the escalating humanitarian crisis. Development partners have pledged ongoing […]
