How Zimbabwe uses gold smuggling to evade sanction…
How Zimbabwe uses gold smuggling to evade sanction…
Ghana softens stance on LGBTQ!
US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ visit to Ghana is already yielding results as the West African country’s President said that major parts of the draconian anti-LGBTQ bill being considered by parliament are going to be relaxed after an intervention by the government. CNN reports that President Nana Akufo-Addo said this at a joint press conference with […]
Double face of migrant smuggling in Libya!
The people who created the problems of human smuggling and trafficking are the ones who are pretending to offer a solution a report in the New Arab has found. In the report written by the duo of Lubna Yousef and Tim Eaton, it was discovered that the European Union encouraged the commission of crimes in […]
Activists speaking up for women and girls getting arrested in Afghanistan!
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is concerned that the Taliban authorities in Afghanistanis detaining activists advocating for girls’ and women’s rights. OHCHR spokesperson, Jeremy Laurence said, “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of others.” Since the year’s beginning, many civil society activists and […]
Network to save migrant lives in the Americas launched!
A new UN-supported network designed specifically to save migrant lives in the Americas – the network on Missing Migrants – has been launched. According to the International Office for Migration (IOM), the project is run by the agency’s Global Data Institute {GDI). The project is meant to save lives, improve data collection, and support families […]
Netanyahu, Biden confront each other!
Friendship had to take a back seat as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to United States President Joe Biden’s suggestion that Netanyahu should withdraw the plan to overhaul his country’s judiciary. New York Post reports that Mr Netanyahu responded that Israel is a sovereign country and it can take its own decisions. The Israeli […]
Afenifere suspends two officers!
The pan-Yoruba group Afenifere has suspended two of its officers while maintaining that Labour Party candidate Peter Obi won the presidential election and not Bola Tinubu of the APC. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress was declared the winner by the electoral body, INEC. Business Hallmark reports that Afenifere said based on its sources […]
Roxham road blocked!
The famous Roxham road through which most irregular migrants go to Canada from New York has been finally blocked. Meanwhile, activists have said the decision to close it was rushed. They say it will further endanger the lives of asylum seekers. Global News reports that the change came into effect on Saturday. It was one […]
Asylum seekers: Quebec premier makes pitch to other provinces for closure of Roxham Road
Quebec Premier François Legault is trying to increase pressure on the federal government to deal with influx of migrants entering Canada an unofficial crossing at Roxham Road. The premier wrote an opinion piece in a national newspaper calling on PM Justin Trudeau to improve the situation and close the access route. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports. […]
Trudeau says Safe 3rd Country Agreement needs renegotiation amid Roxham Road illegal crossings
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement would need to be renegotiated to avoid irregular crossings at Quebec’s Roxham Road and not just have the crossing shut down because “border crossings will open up elsewhere along the 6,000 km or so border we have with the United States.” Source: […]
