Two big changes announced for CELPIP test takers
Details The CanadaVisa Team 19 July 2019 Improved CELPIP policies have...
Friday’s Daily Brief: solidarity with Japan, call for DR Congo support, family-friendly workplaces, hottest...
UN stands in solidarity with Japan following deadly arson attack at leading animation studio in Kyoto
UN chief António Guterres said on Friday he was “deeply saddened” at...
July 16 Tech Pilot draw invites 73 Skills Immigration and Express Entry candidates
Details The CanadaVisa Team 18 July 2019 British Columbia invited 73...
Africa: Cities Are Key in Addressing the Refugee and Migration Challenges
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By Valerie Plante and Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr | Mayor of FreetownCities often act as the laboratories which show how migrants and refugees add value and...
Central Africa: Regional Leaders, Partners Sign U.S.$100 Million ‘Stabilisation’ Facility for Lake Chad
By Tosin OmoniyiThe Lake Chad basin governors including global partners on Wednesday in Niamey signed a $100 million regional stabilisation facility aimed at ending...
Libya: 165 More Sudanese Evacuated From Libya Conflict Zone
Tripoli / Khartoum — A group of 165 Sudanese citizens have been evacuated from Libya and are due to arrive in the Sudanese capital...
South Africa: Hundreds of Malawians, Mozambicans Return From SA
By Mavhuto BandaBlantyre — More than 400 Malawians and Mozambicans have voluntarily returned home from South Africa where they were mostly living illegally.
Some 281...
Nigeria: How to Educate Displaced Nomads’ Kids
The Assistant National Woman Leader, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Khadija Haruna Ardido has said basic education can be delivered to...
Confusion, Fear Reign on Mexico Border With New US Policy | Voice of America
NUEVO LAREDO, MEXICO - Asylum-seekers gathered in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Texas, grappled to understand what a new U.S. policy that...
Malawi: Immigration Department Ponders Passport Fees Hike
By Norah HankeThe Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has disclosed plans of hiking passport fee as well as travel documents following their proposal...
Congo-Kinshasa: Refugees Blame Chronic Violence on Battle for Mineral Wealth
By Halima AthumaniFor decades, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo -- the Ituri and North Kivu provinces especially -- has endured ethnic violence leaving...
Malawi: Immigration Waits From Government for the Revised Passport Fee
By Norah HankeBlantyre — The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has disclosed plans of hiking passport fee as well as travel documents following...
AP Explains: Questions and Answers on New US Asylum Ban | Voice of America
SAN DIEGO - A major immigration policy shift took effect Tuesday to deny asylum to anyone who shows up on the Mexican border...
Africa: From Prince Charles to Harrods, Refugees Target Global Markets With Luxury Crafts
By Nita BhallaNairobi — More than 1,500 refugees from 15 countries have been recruited to create a stylish collection of MADE51 products, from cashmere...
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Nigeria: Borno Monarch Returns Home Five Years After Displacement By Boko Haram
By Michael OlugbodeMaiduguri — The Emir of Gwoza in Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu-Timta, has returned home following relative peace and security five years...
Ethiopia: The Constant Cycle of Displacement in Ethiopia
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Thousands of people have shuttled backwards and forwards between the Gedeo and Guji areas of southern Ethiopia over the past 15 months, following...
Africa: New Asylum Rule a ‘Deliberate Cruelty’ That Will Leave People in Grave Harm
Responding to the US Government's announcement (15 July) of a new interim rule that seeks to prevent people from claiming asylum at the US...
Congo-Kinshasa: Refugees Flooding Into Uganda to Escape Armed Conflict
By Halima AthumaniDemocratic Republic of the Congo has doubled the flow of refugees in past weeks, straining humanitarian funding. Many DRC refugees brave cold...
US Moves to Restrict Asylum for Southern Border Arrivals | Voice of America
This story was updated on July 15 at 5:24 p.m.
VOA Immigration Reporter Aline Barros contributed to this report from Washington. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration...
Guatemalan Court Halts ‘Safe Third Country’ Designation for Asylum-Seekers | Voice of America
GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala's Constitutional Court has blocked President Jimmy Morales from immediately declaring the poor Central American nation a safe third country for...
Trump Moves to End Asylum at Southern Border | Voice of America
WASHINGTON - This story was updated on July 15 at 12:24 pm The Trump administration said Monday it will end asylum protections...
