German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has defended the European Union’s controversial plans for asylum procedures along the bloc’s external borders in remarks to Germany’s parliament. “This is a historic agreement because it shows that the EU can overcome its differences even…
Rwandan genocide: Accused abandons S/African bail, seeks asylum
Prosecuting authorities on Tuesday announced that former Rwandan police officer Fulgence Kayishema has abandoned his application for bail and applied for asylum in South Africa. Kayishema was accused of participating in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and has been on the…
Model fearing Myanmar military says Canada has granted her asylum
A fashion model from Myanmar who feared being arrested by the country’s military government if she was forced back home from exile has arrived in Canada, which she says has granted her asylum. Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay,…
Nigerian Writer, Ayobami Adebayo, is 2018 9mobile Prize for Literature Winner
Nigerian writer, Ayobami Adebayo, has been unveiled winner of the 2018 edition of the 9mobile Prize for Literature, the most prestigious literature prize for first-time fiction writers of African origin. For her novel Stay with Me, Ayobami was announced the…
Trump administration temporarily blocked from banning asylum seekers (HuffPost)
A federal judge barred the Trump administration on Monday from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar issued a temporary restraining order after hearing arguments in San Francisco. The request…
Engineering to street begging: Story of Nigerian in search of asylum
The story of Ogochukwu Efeizomor, the 30-year-old Nigerian engineer who is presently in Europe seeking asylum doesn’t seem new. What makes news is seeing Ogochukwu taking to street begging in Italy. Who at the moment survives by begging on the streets…
