The 2019 African Union theme is driven by the need for greater commitment to address the plight of its citizens in forced migration situations
In a year, police committed 972 human rights violations, says a group of NGOs, as Al Jazeera documents similar abuse
Schools with the right resources can help to integrate children, support them with their trauma and give them hope for a better future
‘Every Year, Every Day I Am Walking’ has travelled to 25 countries and is back in Cape Town
Immigrants self-identify differently – and they can help their new country become truly nonracial
The count has begun in Mali after an election marred by violence
A UN migration official has accused Algeria of leaving hundreds of African migrants stranded in the desert
‘The truth is that the likes of France continue to benefit from migration while still waging a war on migrants’
Home affairs’ continued intransigence and the private sector’s reluctance to employ legal immigrants are taking a heavy personal toll
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Readers write in about Neville Alexander, South Africa’s immigration policies and land reform
In the week that the first Pride parade was held at a refugee camp in Kenya, a commentator assesses the situation for LBGTI asylum-seekers from Uganda
An Associated Press report details witness accounts of migrants and refugees from Africa left to die in the Sahara Desert
Home affairs is blatantly disregarding the rights of refugees and perpetrating a system not unlike that of apartheid
France’s Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday jumped to the aid of his core European partner, German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Despite the focus on migrant numbers arriving in Europe and the United States, a full 85% of refugees are living in low- and middle-income countries
For the past six years, Cape-based asylum seekers have travelled at least twice a year to Refugee Reception Offices in Pretoria, Durban and Musina.
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South African government says it’s “regrettable” that Australia’s home affairs minister wants to give special treatment to white South African farmers
In an open letter to the president, a reader asks that refugees are given a lending hand
Military superpowers, which now include China, rely on Djibouti’s increasingly fragile stability
"It confirms that France is one of the countries receiving the most asylum claims in Europe."
Israel approved a plan to force asylum seekers to choose between indefinite detention in an Israeli prison, or deportation to a third African country
The November visit comes as unprecedented numbers of Rohingya flee into neighbouring Bangladesh because of increasing communal violence.
Rebels have told ‘Al Jazeera’ that Turkey has indirectly sent a stark warning to any faction that resists the operation.
Despite the refugee camp’s depleting funds, refugees would rather be hungry than live in terror
Thousands of people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Zambia after violent inter-ethnic clashes and fighting between security forces
Over 500 000 Rohingya have streamed into Bangladesh in the past five weeks and numbers are expected to swell again with another 10 000 waiting to move
Sweden and South Africa are popular destinations for LGBTQ refugees, but both countries are far from perfect
The conflict in the Central African Republic is getting more violent and is spreading to previously unaffected areas. The world seems indifferent
Assisting displaced people to integrate with their hosts will help build inclusive, resilient cities
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Critics may say the muppets are little more than politicised stuffed animals, but to dismiss the power of Sesame Street is a mistake.
The health department recognises this but not everyone, including asylum seekers, knows this
Asylum seekers may face even greater difficulties entering South Africa in the near future.