422 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast
Hundreds of migrants rescued off the Libyan coast in the past few days have arrived in Italy, where they disembarked on Monday. The NGO SOS...
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President Biden Threatens Financial, Visa Sanctions Against Nigeria, Others Over Anti-gay Laws
President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has threatened to sanction countries that have refused to make laws to accommodate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...
Ethiopian Government Blocking Aid in Tigray, UN Says
FILE – Ethiopians who fled fighting in the Tigray region gather to receive relief aid at the Um Rakouba camp on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in...
The Central African Republic in Crisis: Critical Measures to Address Humanitarian and Security Needs
Alexandra Lamarche February 4, 2021 In December 2020, presidential elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) were marked by a major surge in violence. They...
For African Migrants in Yemen, no way Forward and no Way Back
The people smuggler spreads his arms wide over nine oblong piles of grey rocks, each representing one dead migrant. A tenth hole waits to be...
UAE to Grant Citizenship to Select Professional Expats in Rare Gulf Policy
Government says change aims at ‘appreciating the talents and competencies’ in UAE and ‘attracting more bright minds’ The UAE is home to at least 9.9 million people,...
C. Africa War Crimes Suspect Abdel Kani Handed to ICC
Minusca peace keepers at a check-point on the road from Bangui to Damara in the Central African Republic (CAR) on January 23, 2021. On Sunday...
From ‘welcome’ To ‘Enough’ _ Europe’s Migrant View Shifts
Last fall, soccer fans celebrated refugee children at a legendary Munich stadium; today, European voters are boosting anti-immigrant political parties and governments are closing their...
Egypt slams UN Chief’s Remarks on Death of Sudanese Nationals Near Israeli Border
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (Photo: AP) Egypt on Tuesday expressed discontent with remarks by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a day earlier that condemned...
Over Half Of Poles Against Hosting Middle East, African Refugees
According to the poll, the Poles are mostly scared that refugees may not respect the Polish secular and religious traditions, behave aggressively toward Polish women...
Belgium Offers Support To Burundian Refugees
A Burundian refugee camp at Mahama, Rwanda. Belgium government last week donated a total of €1.5 million ($1.6 million) to the United Nations High Commissioner...
Lebanese Law Forces Syrian Refugees Underground
Photo: Christina Malkoun/IRIN Syrian refugees in Lebanon have been pushed off the grid RIYAQ, 2 November 2015 (IRIN) – Ibrahim waited outside the legal clinic...
Guantanamo Prisoner From Mauritania Back Home After 13 years
” Another prisoner has been released from the detention center on the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Thursday. ” Another...
In Cameroon, Top UN Relief Official Calls For Increased Support to Families Fleeing Conflicts
Nigerian refugees at Minawao refugee camp, northern Cameroon. Photo: OCHA/Ivo Brandau The most senior UN relief official today urged the international community to increase their...
Joint List says Government Responsible For ‘Cruel Lynching’ of Eritrean
Security camera footage showing an Eritrean man being shot in the Beersheba central bus station on October 18, 2015, after he was thought to be...
Aid Agencies Warns of ‘Worsening South Sudan Civil War’
A coalition of at least 300 South Sudanese and international aid organizations, NGO Forum, has on Thursday released a report, warning of a worsening situation...
Canadian Imprisoned in Ethiopia May Soon Be Coming Home
Government officials have signed off on paperwork for a prison transfer that would see Toronto man Bashir Makhtal back in Canada by the end of...
Rescuers Save 373 Migrants off Libya Coast: MSF
Rescuers plucked 373 migrants from international waters off the coast of Libya on Monday after their boats ran into trouble, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said....
Nigerian Migrants Trying To Enter Kiev Under Guise of Football Team Detained At Airport
The men said they arrived in Ukraine to play in a match that would take place in the Transсarpathian region, however nobody was waiting for...
Human Rights Group Accuses Rwanda of Abuses
Men sit in the Gikondo transit center in Kigali, Sept. 24, 2015. Human Rights Watch accused the Rwanda government of rounding up “undesirables,” including beggars...