Vol 65 No 10 | NIGERIAEUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAMIGRATION Mystery surrounds Brussels migration deal with Abuja 1st May 2024 Abuja is silent after a top official at the EU says it has agreed to a migrant return scheme – without cash incentives Top officials at the European Commission say they have concluded talks on a migrant readmission and return agreement with Nigeria that could mark a breakthrough in Brussels-Abuja relations....
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 4 | SUDANMIGRATION Western governments may pay price for inaction on war 6th February 2024 Civil war and regional instability could drive refugees to EU, warns UN chief The refugee crisis in Sudan and wider regional instability could prompt tens thousands of people to move north, trying to cross into Europe, Filippo Grandi, the UN High... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 19 | LIBYAMIGRATION How militias police the Mediterranean for Europe 11th September 2023 Accused by the UN of heinous rights abuses, militias tied to Dubaiba and Haftar now run border control Militias linked to the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) and its erstwhile rivals in the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa Haftar have taken over...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 7 | RWANDABRITAINMIGRATION After meeting with Kagame, Braverman ploughs on with cash for asylum-seekers scheme 21st March 2023 Several European governments are dropping plans to outsource the processing of refugee claims British Home Secretary Suella Braverman used her tightly choreographed weekend trip to Rwanda, accompanied only by reporters from right-wing newspapers and broadcasters, to re-emphasise the government's determination to... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 25 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAMIGRATION Push on pushbacks 15th December 2022 Italy's new right-wing government is at the centre of a row over illegal pushbacks of boats carrying asylum-seekers and economic migrants that could engulf the wider European Union.
Vol 63 No 3 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAN UNIONMIGRATION EU offers new migration deal 28th January 2022 Pressure for reform from African leaders and Europe's demographic deficit could lead to change in the 'Fortress Europe' policy Ahead of next month's African Union-European Union summit, EU leaders propose easing some of the toughest restrictions on migration, moving away from the current focus on strict control...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 15 | RWANDAAFRICAN UNIONMIGRATION Kagame offers Europe a way out on migration 23rd July 2021 Kigali’s attempts to position itself as an international safe haven for asylum-seekers continue apace Last week, a new batch of 133 asylum-seekers intending to travel to Europe from Libya landed in Rwanda to have their claims processed. A further 60 have since... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 14 | UNITED KINGDOMDENMARKMIGRATION Imitation on asylum 8th July 2021 Denmark has faced harsh criticism from the European Commission, the UN Refugee Agency and civil society after passing a law last month that allows for refugees to be...
Vol 62 No 12 | RWANDADENMARKMIGRATION A new Danelaw 10th June 2021 Denmark last week passed an unprecedented law permitting the government to send asylum-seekers to a third country to have their claims processed. If successful, they would only gain...
Vol 61 No 2 | MIGRATIONSECURITY Security flashpoints and migration in Africa 23rd January 2020 READ FOR FREE