The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 2008 has been a disastrous year for Africans seeking to migrate to other countries in search of a better life - - “many Africans lost their lives, others ended up being exploited and abused”.
In recent days, about 2,000 migrants from Africa have arrived on the southern Italian island [...]

Another case of prejudice against Nigerians in the US and everywhere has been established against a top official of the US government, Roger Adams, a US government Attorney who prepares presidential pardons for US President George W. Bush, for describing Nigerians as “not very honest,” Empowered Newswire, a US-based Nigerian news agency reports on Wednesday.
But [...]

This is a true life story…
Kelechi thought nothing of it when her interviewer commented on her name and her accent. She simply answered that she was African and she felt that it was over and done. She passed the extensive interview process and got the job. She arrived on time for her [...]

“God’s Own Country” is a gritty, true-to-form depiction of the trials and tribulations that face new citizens every day

“Some 1,000 African asylum-seekers, including over 200 women and children, are being detained in Ktsiyot prison in Israel’s Negev desert. Some have been held for up to six months”, according to reports from IRIN; “African asylum-seekers detained in “harsh conditions”

In late September 2007, all newly arrived African asylum-seekers were moved into tents within the prison [...]

Ellen Gwaradzimba discusses brain drain via African Executive. Quoting a study conducted in 2002, the writer states:
Empirical evidence from Southern Europe have shows that Third World academics who migrate to other countries, especially to First World countries, gain very little because they mainly do unskilled work which does not teach them anything. Only a [...]

If you ask most Nigerians who have abandoned their beloved country for the Western world why they made such a decision, almost all of their reasons, besides economic ones, can be narrowed down to lack of security in Nigeria. Prior to leaving Nigeria many have heard of or have been a victim to armed robbery. [...]

Dear Minister,
You, like your predecessors, have never taken the time to explain to Nigerians what you hope to personally achieve as Minister and how you plan to achieve them
The easiest and most efficient way to communicate in this age is via internet, alas your website is largely incomplete, grossly out of date and unfit [...]

I remember stepping through JFK airport with my parents in tow. There was no way my daddy was going to let his two daughters come into this heathen land without his being there to make sure that everything was fine. As far as he was concerned, if there was any signs of trouble [...]

Two Former Ministers have advised Africans in diaspora to be cautious in expecting warm reception in their countries after their sojourn abroad. A United States-based news agency, Empowered Newswire has said.
The former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and ex-Education Minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili spoke in Washington DC, United states of America, at the first World [...]