Immigration

The recent floods that ravaged northeastern Nigeria have left a trail of destruction with many lives and livelihoods lost. Bauchi State experienced severe flooding, with over 1,000 homes destroyed. Gombe and Yobe States also suffered substantial damage, affecting thousands of residents. In a separate incident, Maiduguri was struck by a sudden flood that displaced over a quarter million people.

Who “deserves” to travel, to move, to emigrate? While the migration debate keeps on revolving around ‘illegalised’ travel to Europe, those who attempt to move 'legally' face ever-increasing visa constraints. The current visa system can be described as a form of “global apartheid”.

According to Global reports, the anti-immigration protest in the UK fuelled by misinformation is the worst public disorder the country has had to deal with in over a decade.

The violence which erupted between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), added fuel to a fire that was already burning — from ongoing conflicts, and outbreaks of disease — to a fragile economy, and a looming climate catastrophe.

Just as young Italians aspire to migrate elsewhere because their country fails to meet their needs, so do Nigerians, Gambians, Congolese, Somalis.

In the peri-urban community of Domboshava in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe, a community 30 km away from Harare. Its people are heavily impacted by the effects of climate violence and mobility.

In September 2022, Akaniro arrived at Cambridge, UK, alongside her family to pursue a postgraduate degree in Public Policy. If she had waited a year longer, she would have found herself in a difficult situation of choosing between studying in the UK.

They did not catch me having sex or in any compromising position. Someone asked me, no, accused me, of being homosexual, and I said, 'Yes, that I was homosexual.' And the school suspended me.

Penal sections should be metered out as punishment for those who violate these laws because the proper treatment of migrant workers essentially touches on their fundamental human rights.

Official reports show that thousands of migrants and asylum seekers lose their lives or disappear every day in the Mediterranean and the Northwest African routes.