Tag: migration
ISS: Families are central to the search for Africa’s disappeared
Although armed conflict is the leading cause of people going missing, migration is increasingly becoming a factor.
The number of people missing across Africa appears...
Spain to send more police to Senegal to curb illegal migration,...
Spain will increase its police presence in Senegal to tackle criminal networks behind an upsurge in illegal migration from the West African coast to...
Global Compact for Migration adopted
The Global Compact for Migration was adopted this week by representatives from 164 governments at an international conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, in a move...
U.N. members adopt global migration pact
A majority of U.N. states adopted on Monday a non-binding global pact to better handle migrant flows, Morocco's foreign minister said, though fewer governments...
Migrants to Yemen on the increase – IOM
The number of migrants arriving in Yemen is set to rise by 50% this year compared to 2017, with almost 150,000 risking...
Stable Libya key to ending migration
If Europe wants to halt migrant boat arrivals from Africa it must end the state of chaos in Libya, Niger President Mahamadou...
EU pushing Africa to curb migration, but still split on hosting...
European Union leaders will discuss further curbing immigration from across the Mediterranean on Thursday, but are as divided as ever on how...
African regional consultations on migration in Ethiopia
Although the debate on migration has largely focused on Europe, the global compact being negotiated must be adapted to the realities and...
ISS: Migration and violent extremism: a chain of false links?
Two themes have been central to global security debates over the past few years: migration and violent extremism. These two phenomena are...
AFRICOM holds forum to discuss migration challenges
The U.S. military's Africa Command hosted a Migration Forum on 24 March at Kelly Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.
AFRICOM's Multinational Cooperation Center and Strategic...
Egypt says it prevented 12,000 people from illegally migrating in 2016
Egyptian border patrol and coast guard forces stopped more than 12,000 people of various nationalities from illegally entering or leaving the country...
EU needs broader approach to curb migration – Deby
The European Union must seek a deal with countries across Africa's desert Sahel region if it wants to curb an influx of...
Italy recovers 217 bodies from hull of 2015 migrant shipwreck
Italian emergency workers have recovered 217 bodies from the wreck of a boat that sank in the Mediterranean in April 2015, killing...
ISS: Migration – fortresses in our midst
The statement made by African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in Valetta, Malta, on 11 November should not have gone unnoticed...
Home Affairs sets up team to look at visa regulation implementation
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has announced that it will set up a task team to look at the implementation of...
Home Affairs says its ready for World Cup migration
With 22 days till the kick off of the FIFA World Cup, South Africa is on track to issue free visas to...
