CategoriesNarrativesIn 2025, Kenya hosts over 824,000 refugees and asylum seekers, according to UNHRC Organization, a growing number of whom are from Burundi and Rwanda. Most don’t arrive on front-page headlines. They walk. They ride. They blend. The East African Community’s free movement protocols were supposed to smooth cross-border movement—but for many, especially the undocumented, the […]
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 NewsThe Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) has accused President Ruto’s administration of weaponizing anti-terror laws to suppress dissent and punish Gen Z protestors, warning that the criminalization of youth activism marks a dangerous slide back into authoritarian rule as the country heads toward the 2027 elections. Kenyan opposition leaders under the Democratic Action Party […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsHistorically, Kenya has witnessed the power of mediation firsthand — most notably during the 2007–2008 post-election crisis, when a peace deal was brokered through negotiations led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The devastating conflict, which claimed over 1,000 lives and displaced hundreds of thousands, underscored the dire consequences of unresolved tensions — and the […]
CategoriesMigrant News NarrativesAfrican women are moving across countries, across borders, and across personal boundaries, rewriting stories of strength, skill, and social change. Uganda, known for its progressive stance on regional integration and open-door policies under frameworks like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the AU’s Free Movement Protocol, has become a fertile ground where many […]
CategoriesMigrant News“This is not a slow-burning emergency—it’s a full-blown disaster,” said the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) President and CEO Eskinder Negash. “Families who fled war, persecution, and unimaginable trauma are now wasting away in what were meant to be places of refuge.” A severe hunger crisis is unfolding in Kenya’s refugee camps, with […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsThe Diaspora Technical Working Group (DTWG), which brings together Kenyan professionals from across the globe, is engaging key government ministries and parastatals in a bid to anchor diaspora voices in national decision-making and development. A powerful coalition of over 100 Kenyan diaspora leaders has launched a nationwide campaign in Kenya, calling for full voting rights […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsCameroon 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 […]
CategoriesNarrativesIn 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 […]
CategoriesNarrativesUganda’s political landscape has been marked by increasing repression, leading several prominent activists to seek refuge abroad. Their journeys underscore the challenges faced by those who dare to oppose the regime of President Yoweri Museveni. Migrant Narratives Africa shares collective immigration chronicles of activists; Agather Atuhaire, Kizza Besigye, Stella Nyanzi and Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. Agather Atuhaire: […]
