Migration

Cars Burn, Shops Looted as Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa Burnt vehicles and damaged businesses amid xenophobic violence in South Africa

Burnt vehicles and damaged businesses amid xenophobic violence in South Africa

Cars Burn, Shops Looted as Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa

Oluwatobi Adu October 9, 2026

South Africa – At least 24 vehicles were burnt in Johannesburg and Durban as xenophobic violence erupted...

Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa Farmers and pastoralists facing growing competition for land and water in West Africa.

Farmers and pastoralists facing growing competition for land and water in West Africa.

Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

ACCRA, Ghana – Shrinking water resources, degraded farmland and changing weather patterns are intensifying competition for land...

Nigeria’s Missing Doctors: Can the Diaspora Fill the Gap? Nigerian healthcare workers in a hospital ward

Nigerian healthcare workers in a hospital ward

Nigeria’s Missing Doctors: Can the Diaspora Fill the Gap?

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius August 10, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria- The video consultation can cross borders in seconds. Expertise can travel from Maryland to Abuja,...

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They Came Back with Nothing

Oluwafunbi Bello June 25, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – They survived war in Yemen, detention in Libya and failed journeys across North Africa,...

Africa CDC Tracks Cruise-Linked Hantavirus Cluster, Public Risk Low WHO and Bayer representatives reaffirming global health partnership on neglected diseases

WHO and Bayer representatives reaffirming global health partnership on neglected diseases

Africa CDC Tracks Cruise-Linked Hantavirus Cluster, Public Risk Low

Oluwatobi Adu May 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring a hantavirus outbreak linked...

Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A rare human-transmissible hantavirus strain is confirmed in South Africa after deaths linked to...

Nigeria Repatriates 1,230 Citizens Stranded in Niger Republic Nigerian returnees arriving from Niger Republic

Nigerian returnees arriving from Niger Republic

Nigeria Repatriates 1,230 Citizens Stranded in Niger Republic

Oluwatobi Adu April 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government repatriates 1,230 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic in a coordinated humanitarian...

Nigeria Trains Them, Others Pay Them: The Quiet Exodus Emptying Our Wards Kubwa General Hospital nurses on duty

Kubwa General Hospital nurses on duty

Nigeria Trains Them, Others Pay Them: The Quiet Exodus Emptying Our Wards

Oluwafunbi Bello February 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid afternoon inside Kubwa General Hospital, the rhythm of care never slows....

180 Stranded Nigerians Return from Libya in NEMA-IOM Operation NEMA officials receive stranded Nigerians returning from Libya.

NEMA officials receive stranded Nigerians returning from Libya.

180 Stranded Nigerians Return from Libya in NEMA-IOM Operation

Korede Abdullah November 12, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – A total of 180 stranded Nigerians has safely returned home from Libya through a...

NIS Blocks Irregular Migrants, Rescues Trafficked Victims at Border NIS officials at border security briefing

NIS officials at border security briefing

NIS Blocks Irregular Migrants, Rescues Trafficked Victims at Border

Chukwu Obinna November 12, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Efforts to curb irregular migration have intensified as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) disclosed...