Paying African Countries To Stop Migration: Will It Work?
In an effort to manage Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II, leaders from more than 30 African countries will be asked this week to take back economic migrants in exchange for development funds. Migration experts fear this will further expose migrants to possible abuse. The plan involves Europe sending back economic migrants while creating legal channels for a limited
The world does not aid Africa – Africa aids the world!
Foreign developed nations often wax lyrical about their generous donations of aid to Africa. But a coalition of UK and African researchers has released research findings that illustrate how the continent actually loses over six times the amount it receives in aid As we often watch wealthy countries heap on themselves and each other generous
WHY THE EU’S ‘MIGRANT SWAP’ OFFER TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES IS NOT THE ANSWER TO THE MIGRANT CRISIS
The European Union (EU) is offering a deal to African countries to receive some of their illegal, and unskilled migrants. The deal involves a 1.3 billion-pound plan to provide cash to African governments while also opening the door to African students, doctors, entrepreneurs, and other professionals, by way of granting them European visas, in what is being termed
Meet The Millionaires And Billionaires Suddenly Buying Tons Of Land In Africa
Oakland Institute just completed the most thorough investigative report on who’s buying land in Africa we’ve seen yet: “Hedge Funds Grabbing Land in Africa,” as BBC called it. As commodities prices rise and inflation picks up, the OI made the report public, they say, because the number of investors buying up land in Africa concerns them.
No need to panic: Africa is still rising… slowly
If Nigeria moves, the whole of West Africa moves with it – at least that’s how the saying goes. And now the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and others are predicting a major slowdown in the Nigerian economy – Africa’s largest. A drop of more than 50% in the oil price over the past year has
Red Cross Built Exactly 6 Homes For Haiti With Nearly Half A Billion Dollars In Donations
The neighborhood of Campeche sprawls up a steep hillside in Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Goats rustle in trash that goes forever uncollected. Children kick a deflated volleyball in a dusty lot below a wall with a hand-painted the logo of the American Red Cross. In late 2011, the Red Cross launched a multimillion-dollar project to
DIFRET: WHY AFRICA NEEDS TO KEEP TELLING ‘REAL’ STORIES
Difret is the Sundance Festival award-winning movie that explores an intriguing legal case as it unfolds in Ethiopia in 1996. The case, which is based on true life events, revolves around 14–year–old Hirut, and a spirited lawyer, Meaza Ashefani, who decides to defend her in court for free, following charges levied against Hirut for murder.
Why I’m and Absolute Angry Black Woman
This moved me. The author of the writing below is Dominique Matti she is a writer from Philadelphia and this was originally posted on Those People. The author is also pictured in this post. Because when I was five, my kindergarten classmate told me I couldn’t be the princess in the game we were playing
THE INTERNET IS CIRCULATING AN ALLEGED PHOTO OF GABON’S PRESIDENT AS A MALNOURISHED CHILD- IN BIAFRA
There is a picture of about 10 malnourished African children currently circulating on social media. The caption on the photo alleges that one of the children, is current Gabonese president, who it is rumored was adopted by his late father who also happens to be the former president of the country. Ali Bongo Ondimba, 56 is the current president
Nigeria to challenge UK plans to deport 29,000 Nigerians
The Nigeria High Commission in London has expressed concern about the migration and removal policy of the UK Government, which has placed deportation tags on 29,000 Nigerians. “I think about 29,000 Nigerians have been designated to be deported,”Acting Nigerian High Commissioner in London, Olukunle Bamgbose said while speaking with State House Correspondents, Premium Times reports. He