Eritreans in Israel aren’t all fleeing persecution, but many have risked everything for a better life in Israel. Now they’re at risk of being ‘sold’ back to Africa.
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Israel is deporting thousands of Eritrean asylum seekers to Rwanda, while in the US, many face being sent back to the country they fled.
Despite the passionate for which they are usually fought, independence movements are rarely successful and their outcomes less than hoped for.
Eritreans are at risk of severe malnutrition – but aid agencies struggle to access those in need.
Should the EU be giving money to repressive regimes to stop the flow of migrants?
Many Eritreans whose asylum claims are rejected have them overturned on appeal.
Many migrants would have stopped before they reached Europe – if only there had been the opportunities.
To improve, African countries need to find a balance between political and economic matters. This is where leadership becomes particularly important. But this is currently lacking on the continent.
Separation is intended to deal with problems and provide an acceptable alternative, but history shows it may not be the solution.
Will the latest Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict spiral into a large-scale military confrontation? The odds are highly unlikely: neither side believes it would gain from such an eventuality.
Eritrea achieved independence 25 years ago amid high expectations for its future. Today, the country’s youth make up a large portion of the refugees risking their lives for a better future in Europe.
Press freedom has changed little in the past decade. If the African Union is to commit to the principles of democracy, it needs to do more to uphold freedom of expression and protects its journalists.
In the words of US President Obama: Africa doesn’t need strongmen, it needs strong institutions. In this light, the South African president’s acceptance of a court ruling against him is a good thing.
China offers an alternative to traditional donors and investors in low- and middle-income countries. Adding to its appeal is its focus on infrastructure projects.
The European obsession with labeling people either economic migrants or refugees hampers understanding of the problems they face. Adding the role remittances play to the debate would help.
Unaccompanied minors who claim asylum face a lottery where some are recognised as refugees and others have to go home when they turn 18.
Italian PM blasts fellow EU leaders for spat over who takes in the desperate people arriving in his country every day.
Refugee Week is drawing to a close with little concrete progress. Can I at least get you to change your mind about this situation?
Governments mark Migrant Week by denying the problem.
The hope is that Buhari will be honest and efficient — but his post comes with significant baggage.
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Lecturer in Environment and Development, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University
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Executive director, Africa Institute of South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council
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Ph.D. Fellow, Center for Constitutional Democracy, Indiana University
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of African History, St Cross College, University of Oxford
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Yarik Turianskyi is Manager of the Governance and African Peer Review Mechanism Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs and guest lecturer in African Governance and Eastern European Politics, University of Pretoria