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Retail Launch of Self-Injectable Contraceptive in Kenya Offers New Hope for Migrant Women Seeking Family Planning Freedom

Kenya 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 […]

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Report Reveals Cameroon’s Displacement Crisis Among the World’s Most Neglected

Cameroon is now the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). “Decision makers must recognise that displacement isn’t a distant crisis; it’s a shared responsibility which cannot be ignored” – NRC A new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), released two days ago, has once […]

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Betting for Survival: The Hidden Struggles of African Migrants in Bahrain and Qatar

In countries like Bahrain and Qatar, where gambling is outlawed under Islamic law, a growing number of African migrants are risking it all—not in casinos or betting shops, but behind closed doors and on smartphone screens, navigating restrictions using VPNs and foreign betting apps. Migrant Narratives Africa speaks to three East Africans living both in […]

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Kenyan rights activists deported from Tanzania as President Suluhu warns against “destabilization”

Kenya’s former Justice Minister Martha Karua, former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, along with civil society actors Hussein Khalid and Hanifa Adan were denied entry at Julius Nyerere International Airport earlier this week. Kenyan human rights activists, including a former justice minister, were denied entry to Tanzania over the weekend and on Monday 19, as they […]

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From United States of America to Nairobi’s Dandora Dumpsite: The Narrative of Kenyan Andy

“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 […]

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What Mahmoud Ali Youssouf’s AUC victory could mean for African Migration

Not only does Mahmoud Ali Youssouf carry the weight of refugee migrants arising from current conflicts in Africa, but also bares the responsibility of ensuring and advocating for responsible migration policies within the continent for a prosperous shared future. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti has been elected to lead the African Union Commission (AUC), succeeding […]

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Global Community Pledges Support to Uganda as Refugee Numbers Rise

The 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 […]

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