Horn of Africa

Presidents Samia, Ruto pledge to tackle human trafficking – The East African
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Presidents Samia, Ruto pledge to tackle human trafficking – The East African

By VALERIE KOGA By APOLINARI TAIRO Kenya and Tanzania have agreed to strengthen border security through cooperation to weed out transboundary crime, including human and drug trafficking, terrorism and poaching. Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu and Kenya’s President William Ruto made the announcement at a press briefing in Dar es Salaam on Monday following bilateral talks. Read: Human trade…

Kenya issues new warning on jobs scams, human trafficking cartels – The East African
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Kenya issues new warning on jobs scams, human trafficking cartels – The East African

By VALERIE KOGA Kenyan authorities have yet again cautioned citizens against falling victim to job scams after it emerged that rogue agents are luring people with the promise of jobs in southeast Asia then end up trafficking them. A statement by the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs made public on Friday says that the…

Libya Is Deadliest Launching Pad for Illegal Immigration to Europe – The Media Line
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Libya Is Deadliest Launching Pad for Illegal Immigration to Europe – The Media Line

International Organization for Migration reports over 20,000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sea in 2022 and returned to Libya Over 20,000 migrants have been rescued from migration attempts via the Mediterranean Sea and returned to Libya so far in 2022, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. According to figures presented in the report released on…

More than 20 million children facing hunger in the horn of Africa-UNICEF | Africanews
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More than 20 million children facing hunger in the horn of Africa-UNICEF | Africanews

More than 20 million children are facing the threat of hunger, thirst and disease, up from 10 million in July, as climate change, conflict, global inflation and grain shortages devastate the region according to UNICEF. Lieke van de Wiel, UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa said, “while collective and accelerated efforts have…

COP27: the impact of climate change on modern slavery must not be ignored
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COP27: the impact of climate change on modern slavery must not be ignored

7 November 2022 Image credit: Thammachak Sotiya, via Shutterstock. This year we have seen the devastating impact on human lives by environmental events, amplified by climate change, such as the floods in Pakistan and devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, caused by five years of lack of rain. We know that in many cases…

Stiffer penalties for human traffickers in Tanzania – The East African
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Stiffer penalties for human traffickers in Tanzania – The East African

By APOLINARI TAIRO Tanzania has approved amendments to the local anti-human trafficking laws to include tougher penalties such as lifetime jail-terms and fines of up to Tsh200 million ($86,000). Attorney General Dr Eliezer Feleshi said the country needed to implement punitive measures to effectively shut down the vice. Read: UK, Dar partner to fight child trafficking…

Drought Is Becoming A Crisis for GENDER EQUALITY – Byline Times
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Drought Is Becoming A Crisis for GENDER EQUALITY – Byline Times

Sian Norris reports how news that East Africa’s drought is entering its fifth year spells danger for women and girls International development charities are warning the ongoing drought in East Africa threatens to rollback progress on gender equality, with girls at increased risk of child marriage and other forms of gender-based violence. Byline Times revealed…

Kenya 'overwhelmed' by job scam victims in Myanmar – The East African
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Kenya 'overwhelmed' by job scam victims in Myanmar – The East African

By MARY WAMBUI Kenya says it is “overwhelmed” by distress calls of nationals duped into non-existent jobs in the South East Asian region in a suspected cartel of human trafficking. As a result, authorities in Nairobi are warning Kenyans against applying for jobs in Asian countries unless they can confirm their authenticity before leaving. This week,…

Kenya unveils Standard Operating Procedures for border management – Capital News
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Kenya unveils Standard Operating Procedures for border management – Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 20 — The Government through the Border Control and Operations Coordination Committee has launched Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Kenya’s border points as part of efforts to boost border security. The the SOPs, the first to be developed in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) region, were developed partnership with the…

Mo Farah's Documentary Spotlights U.K.'s Migration Policy – The New York Times
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Mo Farah's Documentary Spotlights U.K.'s Migration Policy – The New York Times

Experts hope the running star’s revelations will humanize migrants’ struggles, but they don’t expect policy changes in a country that is trying to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. LONDON — The harrowing revelation by Mo Farah, the Olympic track and field star, that he was trafficked to Britain as a young child has reverberated…