BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) In the article, “When Worn Out (African) Arguments are Repackaged for Mainstream Consumption”, the author exposes several of the key shortcomings and weaknesses of a recently published article in African Arguments which discussed migration in Eritrea. The critique of the African Arguments article serves as an important reminder that mainstream coverage […]
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Israeli plan to forcibly deport illegal African migrants ‘no longer on agenda’ BY MEE The Israeli government has scrapped plans to deport tens of thousands of African migrants. The government informed the High Court of Justice on Tuesday that it decided to U-turn on its original plans after failing to secure a deal to deport the African […]
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Uganda’s government has announced that it will accept some 500 “interested” Eritreans and Sudanese refugees from Israel BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Uganda is “positively considering” Israel’s request to take 500 Eritrean or Sudanese migrants rejected by Israel, a senior government official said on Friday, the first official confirmation of an agreement to receive African migrants whose […]
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BY MAAYAN LUBELL | REUTERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was suspending a new agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, as right-wing pressure mounted on him to scrap the deal.
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The first round of notices, which gives asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan 60 days to leave, will be issued to men without children – about 20,000 people BY ILAN LION | HAARETZ The Population, Immigration and Border Authority will begin issuing deportation notices on Sunday to asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan who are […]
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‘Eritreans who wish to return from Israel have every right to do so’ – President Afwerki BY ASSOCIATED PRESS In an interview, Eritrea’s president has expressed his displeasure with Israel’s plan to deport tens of thousands of African migrants, saying they deserve far more than the $3,500 they were offered to leave. President Isaias Afwerki’s […]
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Rwanda and Uganda have both denied they have signed an agreement with Israel to accept African migrants. ‘Our open door policy only applies to those who come voluntarily’ BY TESFANEWS * ARwandan government minister has denied his country signed a secret deal with Israel to take in deported African asylum seekers against their will. On Twitter, Olivier […]
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BY YVONNE RARIEYA | CGTN AFRICA The governments of Rwanda and Uganda are denying any deal with Israel to host thousands of African migrants told to leave that country in the next three months or face incarceration. Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority this week called on migrants from Sudan and Eritrea to leave “to their […]
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