Israel Cancels Plan to Deport African Migrants

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 ‘Considering’ Relocation of African Migrants from Israel

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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Eritrea: Prolonged National Service in Response to Ethiopia’s Continued Belligerence

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends” * BY ABDUR RAHMAN ALFA SHABAN | AFRICAN NEWS Eritrea continues to prolong the statutory duration of its national service because of the illegal occupation of its territory by neighboring Ethiopia, its Minister of Information has said. Yemane Ghebre Meskel added that those […]

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Israel Starts Issuing Deportation Notices to African Asylum Seekers

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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Eritrean President Criticizes Israel’s Migrant Deportation Plan

‘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 Refuse to Receive African Migrants Deported from Israel

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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