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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Migration

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Africans who apply for Schengen visas face high rejection rates – migration scholar explains why

    By Mehari Taddele Maru, European University Institute   Africans face a high rejection rate for visas to enter the Schengen group of countries. The group is made up of 29 European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their mutual borders. A Schengen visa is an entry permit for non-EU nationals which would allow them to make a short, temporary visit of up to 90 days in […]

todaySeptember 20, 2024 18

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Greek Prime Minister criticizes German migration restrictions

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has criticized Germany's plan to tighten migration restrictions. On Monday Berlin will begin implementing a policy aimed to curb irregular migration. William Denselow reports from Brussels.     German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced on Monday that the country would reinstate checks at all land borders to curb irregular migration. On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk slammed Germany over the move, saying: “Such […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 48

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UK’s Starmer in France for post-Brexit trade talks

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in France for talks with President Emmanuel Macron on issues such as migration, the Middle East, and Ukraine. Catherine Barnard - Professor of EU law at the University of Cambridge - says any improvements to the UK's post-Brexit trading relationship with Brussels will be a challenge.  

todayAugust 29, 2024 20

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West Africa is changing: five essential reads on breakaways from Ecowas

        By Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation     The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons. The bloc is facing its biggest crisis since it was formed in 1975. Three of its 15 countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – have broken away and formed an alternative grouping, the Alliance of Sahel States. While […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 14

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We polled EU citizens on what they want asylum policy to look like – their answers may surprise you

Asylum seekers arriving on the Greek island Lesvos in 2015. Nicolas Economou/Shutterstock     By Natalia Letki, University of Warsaw; Dawid Walentek, Ghent University; Peter Thisted Dinesen, University of Copenhagen, and Ulf Liebe, University of Warwick     The issues of migration and asylum are contentious in Europe, and have caused deep rifts among EU member states for years. These topics are fully on the agenda for the 2024 EU elections. […]

todayJune 6, 2024 18

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Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why

    By Jing Jing Liu, MacEwan University   Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs resources to migrate. For many young Nigerians, the bloodshed that ended the 2020 #EndSARS protests against police brutality proved to be a decisive factor. Their desire […]

todayApril 30, 2024 8

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Five people die attempting to cross the English Channel

United Kingdom Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill will finally become law after a parliamentary showdown ended late in the night. According to the BBC, plans to send some asylum seekers to Africa have met with fierce criticism, but the bill passed on Monday when the Lords dropped their opposition. Sunak said in a statement "Nothing will stand in our way" now of getting flights off the ground". Meanwhile, French authorities say […]

todayApril 23, 2024 20

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Africa is full of bats, but their fossils are scarce – why these rare records matter

      By Mariëtte Pretorius, University of the Witwatersrand   Africa is home to more than 20% of the world’s bat population. There are over 200 species to be found on the continent. South Africa is particularly diverse, with 72 bat species. I am a zoologist who has studied bats for many years. Recently, while doing some reading about South Africa’s fossils, I started wondering about bat fossils. Given […]

todayApril 18, 2024 22

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Africa’s wildebeest: those that can’t migrate are becoming genetically weaker – new study

    By Joseph Ogutu, University of Hohenheim   Wildebeest – large African antelopes with distinctively curved horns – are famous for their great migrations on the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa. One hundred and fifty years ago, they migrated in huge numbers across the continent, in search of grazing and water and to find suitable areas for calving. Migration is crucial to sustain their large populations. But their […]

todayApril 15, 2024 57

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