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A boy takes part in a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants in Tel Aviv. REUTERS/Corinna Kern/File Photo

Israel scraps plan to expel African migrants

April 25, 2018

African asylum seekers and Israelis protest against the African asylum seekers deportation, in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. Abir Sultan / EPA

Netanyahu scraps UN agreement to send migrants to West

April 03, 2018

An Orthodox Jew with his child passes by a building wall in central Tel Aviv where white paint was used to try to cover up the many portraits of male African asylum seekers who were held in the Holot detention Center in southern Israel. Heidi Levine for The National

Israel gives Africans difficult choice: prison or deportation

March 24, 2018

Not a week has gone by in the past seven years that I haven’t been quizzed on my heritage, and because Eritrea is off the beaten track, it has never been a swift exchange, often mushrooming into a lesson on geography and socio-politics: at the Oscars, Tiffany Haddish shed some light on my misunderstood country. AFP

A thank you to Tiffany Haddish from an Eritrean

CommentMarch 08, 2018

Tiffany Haddish arrives for the 90th annual Academy Awards. EPA

Why Tiffany Haddish's Oscar outfit is so important for the Eritrean diaspora

FashionMarch 06, 2018

Ghada was taken to the Erez border crossing into Gaza, seen here from the Palestinian side / AFP

Fourteen-year-old Ghada was the latest victim of Israel's dehumanising machine

CommentFebruary 04, 2018

A Libyan coast guardsman stands on a boat during the rescue of 147 illegal immigrants attempting to reach Europe off the coastal town of Zawiyah, 45 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli, on June 27, 2017. Taha Jawashi / AFP

UN evacuates refugees to Italy from Libya for first time

December 23, 2017

Despite periodic crackdowns on the militants across East Africa, including the capture of 200 members in Somalia in 2012, pockets of extremism continue to flourish thanks to economic and political instability. Reuters

Defeat tyranny by offering a better alternative

OpinionNovember 05, 2017

The flag of Catalonia waving during a demonstration in support of independence in in Bern, Switzerland. Peter Klaunzer / EPA

An Independent Catalonia: what does it mean?

EuropeOctober 28, 2017

Refugees and migrants wait to be rescued from an overcrowded boat by crew members from the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) Phoenix vessel on May 18, 2017 off Lampedusa, Italy. Chris McGrath / Getty Images

Stolen and scarred lives in Europe’s graveyard

October 21, 2017

Blood runs in the streets of Mogadishu, which on Saturday became the site of the worst terrorist atrocity in Somalia's history. Mohamed Abdiwahab / AFP Photo

Somalia needs our support and our sympathy

EditorialOctober 16, 2017

Shares in Thai Airways jumped after a UN body removed aviation hurdles. Sukree Sukplang / Reuters

Thai airlines to boost flights after removal of safety concerns

AviationOctober 09, 2017

Scavengers carry empty sacks as they arrive to sort recyclable plastic materials at the Dandora dumping site on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya August 25, 2017. Picture taken August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya introduces world's toughest laws against plastic bags: ignore the ban and you'll get four years in jail

AfricaSeptember 09, 2017

Large cargo ship sailing from UAE to Eritrea sinks off Oman coast

UAESeptember 03, 2017

BBC programmer Busayo Iruemiode checks the Pidgin language website in Lagos, Nigeria, ahead of its launch last Monday. The BBC is adding 12 new languages to the World Service, half in Africa but also North Korea, Russia and parts of India. AFP

BBC World Service: expanding 'global democracy' or just a tool of soft power for the UK?

August 30, 2017

UAE medical convoys to treat children and elderly in Egypt

UAEAugust 25, 2017

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