May 20

• Boko Haram - FG Deports 335 in Three Months

  Leadership

  To curtail the acts of terrorism by the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Federal Government said yesterday, that it has in the last three months, deported a total of 335 illegal... Read more »

May 19

• Govt Deports Award-Winning Photojournalist [press release]

  CPJ

  On April 16 2012, the Zimbabwe Republic Police in the southern border town of Beitbridge arrested Robin Hammond, a freelance photojournalist with dual U.K. and New Zealand... Read more »

• State Stopped From Deporting Italian

  The Star

  AN Italian businessman who has been living in Kenya for close to three decades was relived yesterday after the High Court stopped the government from deporting him. Read more »

May 18

• Mixed Migration Flow From the Horn of Africa Reaches New Record Levels [press release]

  UNHCR

  This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 18 May 2012, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »

• Ministers Adopt Annual Mara Day

  The Star

  THE 10th meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers for the Lake Victoria Basin has adopted the Mara Day to be held annually. "The inaugural edition of the day will be held on... Read more »

May 17

• Ayoub Appeals to President Koroma

  Concord

  Activist and philanthropist, Nasser Ayoub, is appealing to President Ernest Bai Koroma to look into a new immigration law which states that naturalised citizens who want to acquire... Read more »

May 16

• Migration, Militias, Coups and Climate Change [analysis]

  AlertNet

  The world is suddenly paying attention to the oft-ignored North African country of Mali, as it is racked by its most recent in a long string of crises: a coup d'etat. Read more »

• South Africa Urged to Deal With 'Chaos' At Local Border

  SW Radio

  South Africa has been urged to deal with the situation at its border with Zimbabwe, which an activist has described as 'chaos'. Read more »

May 15

• What Does the Rise of the Far Right in Europe Mean for Continent's Diaspora? [analysis]

  African Arguments

  Francois Hollande's victory in France's recent Presidential election may have dampened the focus on the stubborn rise in support for France's far-right Front National and its... Read more »

• Somali Illegal Immigrant Fined Sh950,000

  The Star

  A middle-aged Somali woman who sneaked into Kenya, has been fined a total of Sh950,000 for several counts including being in the country illegally, and faces three-and-a-half years... Read more »

May 14

• Refugees' Official Repatriation Ceremony Begins Monday

  ANGOP

  A ceremony to mark the beginning of the process of voluntary repatriation of Angolan refugees will take place on Monday, May 14, at the Ocire Camp in Namibia. Read more »

• Prisons, Immigration Acts Critical in Achieving National Security - Minister

  Daily Trust

  Achieving internal security in Nigeria is hinged on the amendment of both the Nigeria Prison Service and the Nigeria Immigration Service Acts, the Minister of Interior has said. Read more »

May 12

• Aviation Chiefs Push for Single Regional Tourist Visa

  New Times

  Civil aviation authorities from East African Community (EAC) member states want the bloc to expedite the introduction and implementation of a common passport to reduce barriers... Read more »

May 11

• IOM Launches Peace, Stability Program

  Citizen

  International Organization for Migration (IOM) yesterday launched a peace and Stability Program for states bordering South Sudan and Sudan. The targeted areas are Northern Bahr el... Read more »

• White Nile State to Begin Deportation of South Sudanese On Saturday

  Sudan Tribune

  Thousands of South Sudanese citizens stranded in the capital of Sudan's White Nile State, Kosti, will be moved as of Saturday to Khartoum and flown to Juba afterward, an official... Read more »

May 10

• Stop These Deadly Border Skirmishes, Please [opinion]

  Daily News

  THE recurring skirmishes along the Tanzania-Kenya border at Tarime District in which tribesmen from the neighbouring country have crossed with impunity and caused mayhem, including... Read more »

May 9

• Immigration to Spend N20 Million on Border Patrol Vehicles

  Daily Trust

  The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is to spend N20 million for fuelling and servicing of vehicles to be used for patrolling border areas under the state of emergency. Read more »

May 8

• Digital Migration Process On Track - Pule

  BuaNews

  The Department of Communications is on course with the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) process, says Minister Dina Pule. Read more »

• Six Held in Buluk Swoop

  The Star

  A joint security operation along the Kenya-Ethiopian border has led to the arrest of suspected six bandits and recovery of six rifles and 88 rounds of ammunition. A combined force... Read more »

• Over 2,000 Locals Registered With Embassy

  ANGOP

  More than 2,000 Angolans resident in Zimbabwe registered with the Embassy to that southern African country, a consular official told Angop Monday in Harare. Read more »

May 7

• Govt-Uganda Police to Up Border Security

  EA Business

  Security for both traders and their merchandise is an undisputed factor for smooth business in all contexts but it has not been such a guarantee for traders plying between the... Read more »

May 6

• Khartoum Is Not More Important Than Juba [opinion]

  Citizen

  The decision taken by the government of South Sudan to make Sudanese nationals as foreigners in South Sudan is a correct decision. They took it in good faith and I agree with it... Read more »

May 4

• Remittance Outsprinting Export Signals Potential - Tailoring Policy Crucial

  Addis Fortune

  Migrants have a lot to offer their homelands, from knowledge to money. It often is the latter that has an easier way finding its way back to percolate through the borders of... Read more »

• Ministry Bars Foreigners Without Documents Entering Panthou

  Citizen

  Deputy Minister of Interior Wednesday issued an order preventing foreign nationals from entering Panthou (Heglig) without proper documents from South Sudan's immigration office. Read more »

May 3

• Draft Constitution Recommends Dual Citizenship

  Times of Zambia

  THE First draft Constitution has recommended dual citizenship to allow citizens acquire nationality of another country unlike in the past where citizens abroad relinquished their... Read more »