Six factory workers were burnt to death Wednesday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad after a fire broke out at an air conditioning manufacturing unit, police said. The workers were sleeping...
Six factory workers were burnt to death Wednesday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad after a fire broke out at an air conditioning manufacturing unit, police said. The workers were sleeping...
Film-maker Wen Hai had intended to portray the gritty lives of Chinese migrants toiling in factories in his documentary "We The Workers", but wound up chronicling a gathering crackdown on courageous...
French President Francois Hollande called Tuesday on Britain to "accept its responsibility" to take in stranded under-age migrants stuck in France who wish to join up with family in the UK. The issue...
The British High Commission in Accra has dismissed reports by some news outlets of an agreement between its country and the government of Ghana to allow Ghanaians to travel and stay in the UK for up...
Free visa policies to allow free movement within the African continent will not lead to increased crime rates in countries receiving immigrants, IMANI Vice President Kofi Bentil has said. Critics...
Jeanette Vizguerra fled to the United States from Mexico with her family after her husband was kidnapped three times, once with a gun to his head. Now, nearly 20 years later, she is seeking refuge...
Beninese authorities have abolished the short stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries. The exemption promised by President Patrice Talon, is based on the Rwandan example, and applies to stays...
About 40 illegal foreigners have been arrested in a police operation against illegal foreigners staying on the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. Africanews correspondent in the country, Yasine...
By: Rita Ako Williams, Executive Board Chairperson, Excella Consult, LLC For some time now, some employers of domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain,...
Voters in Switzerland are going to the polls to decide whether the country’s strict rules on citizenship should be relaxed. Being born in Switzerland does not guarantee citizenship and non-Swiss...
When Venezuelan journalist Eulimar Nunez saw the airport chaos triggered by President Donald Trump's now-suspended executive order on immigration, she decided to try to upgrade her status from...
Farhan Ahmed hoped to find refuge in the United States after fleeing death threats in Somalia, but fear over a US crackdown on immigration sent him on another perilous journey -- to Canada. The...
Land rights are the key to creating jobs, ending poverty and reducing high living costs in Africa's cities, the World Bank has said. The bank said African countries should reform procedures for...
U. S. President Donald Trump's proposed wall along his country's 3,200-km southern border with Mexico is unlikely to deter migrants fleeing violence, poverty or a lack of opportunities, a Mexican...
Refugees crossing into Canada from US on foot despite freezing temperatures Uncertainty caused by Trump’s policies has pushed asylum seekers to take long, risky routes that in one case cost two...
The Ghanaian passport is one of the most respected passports in Africa; ranked 73rd on the Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index. As of 2016, Ghanaian citizens had visa-free, visa on arrival or...
Ghana was ranked 70th with a score of 57 in terms of the world’s best passports, according to 2017 Passport Index rankings. The country was ranked the same position with Uganda, Mongolia and China....
On Friday, Donald Trump barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries - Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen - from entering the United States for at least the next 90 days. He...
The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it. In a statement, President Trump said visas would once...
