There are fears for the safety of African migrants after armed men attacked detainees at the Qasr Ben Geshir detention centre on April 23,  according to reports. About 6,000 ... Read more »

The UN refugee agency has noted that U.S. immigration officials recently rejected all 56 of the Somali cases in Dadaab -the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya- that had been ... Read more »

The two neigbouring countries are seeking to convince other SADC countries to adopt the Uni-visa concept to facilitate trade and free movement of people across borders and boost ... Read more »

Human Rights Watch and the African Diaspora Forum have called for the urgent investigation and prosecution of those responsible for a spate of attacks against migrants, most of ... Read more »

The Canadian embassy has denied reports that Justin Trudeau, the country's prime minister, pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to allow one million Nigerians enter Canada under ... Read more »

The U.S. has been closely monitoring countries whose nationals overstay their short-term visas. African nations with high overstay rates, such as Nigeria, Chad, Eritrea, Liberia ... Read more »

On Twitter and Facebook, the embassy explained that it consular officers do not gain anything by denying those seeking to travel to the U. Read more »

East African countries received U.S.$17.38 billion from their citizens living abroad between 2013 and 2018, as foreign remittances outpaced foreign direct investment to become the ... Read more »

Immigrants who own shops in the Eastern Cape town of Cofimvaba say the South African National Civic Organization, together with the Intsika Yethu Business Forum, have been forcing ... Read more »

Despite widespread political instability in the region, East Africa has only 10% of its citizens wanting to leave for other continents, according to a report by Afrobarometer. Read more »