Migration
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The head of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says the agency is keen to step up its support to people in crisis after Israel’s decision to ban the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees. Director-general Amy Pope cautioned, however, said there was “no way” that it could replace the work UNRWA does in Gaza.…
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Amidst growing concerns about climate change’s influence on rural-urban migration, the MIGRAWARE Research Team has called on the Federal Government to invest in capacity-building initiatives to study migration drivers and methodologies for effective. This was contained in communiqué signed by Professor Appollonia Okhimamhe, the Team Lead of MIGRAWARE Research and Director, West African Science Service…
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The United Kingdom expects to have to spend 700 million pounds ($878 million) between now and 2030 on managing the arrival of migrants who go there to claim refugee status. The money will cover the interception of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats from mainland Europe and their initial processing but not long-term…
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Natalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover and Deal, has raised concerns about Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill before the crunch vote tonight. She says Dover is “in a very real sense on the frontline of this crisis” as it is in her constituency that the boats arrive. Ms Elphicke expresses “sadness” for the “many lives”…
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David Jones, the deputy chair of the European Research Group, says the Rwanda bill is “inoperable and ineffective” without amendments – and that he hopes the government is “open” to them. He adds: “The last thing we want to do as a House is to expend a lot of time and a lot of agony…
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Stephen Kinnock, Labour’s shadow immigration minister, is now wrapping up today’s debate for the opposition. Mr Kinnock calls the bill the “please, please, please make Rwanda safe bill”. He says the legislation does “nothing at all to make Rwanda safe, it just asserts that Rwanda is safe” and that the UK courts are not allowed…
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When it comes to considering African countries for migration, several factors need to be taken into account, including economic stability, political climate, safety, job opportunities, and quality of life. Here are some of the top African countries that are often considered favorable for migration: 1. South Africa South Africa is one of the most developed…
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Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting free movement of people and trade to rival Europe’s Schengen zone. President Paul Kagame made the announcement in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, where he pitched the…
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Cuba announced on Tuesday measures that ease restrictions on its citizens living abroad as the country continues to grapple with an unprecedented exodus of migrants to the United States. The foreign ministry said passports would be valid for 10 years, instead of six, for Cubans over 16 years of age, and cut by more than…
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When Sadio Mané scored the decisive penalty to secure Senegal’s triumph over Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Isaak, a professional Ghanaian footballer in his late 20s, could not have been further away from the action. Watching the final online in his room in eastern Thailand, Isaak’s thoughts most likely turned to what might have been had he managed…
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