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Thursday, 21 April 2022

Greek government accused of ignoring the needs of asylum seekers

The Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) accused the Greek government of ignoring the needs of dozens of asylum seekers, who are stranded on the country's border with Turkey. This comes days after a woman was found shot dead in the same region, and a migrant boat is reported to be drifting off the

Legal questions surrounding the UK's plans to outsource asylum processing to Rwanda

The British government has announced a new deal to export its asylum claims procedure to Rwanda, which will host the refugees indefinitely. However, offshoring responsibility towards refugees to the autocratic East African country raises a number of serious legal, economic and ethical questions.

Tunisia: NGOs express solidarity with refugee protest

A group of Tunisian and international NGOs have issued a statement expressing their solidarity with migrants and refugees protesting against the UNHCR in Tunisia.

A group of prominent NGOs, including Alarm Phone, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) and sea rescue organizations such as Sea-Watch and Mediterranea Saving Humans,

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Who owns Akwa Ibom APC?

Good politicians are blessed with the power of foresight. Their priority is winning political control,  either in form of party power or legitimate authority. They never sleep on guard. Foresight is their watchword.

APC and dilemma over micro-zoning

Given the number of presidential aspirants from the three zones of the South that have indicated interest in the party’s ticket ahead of next year’s election, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has kept everyone guessing about the zone that would likely fly the party’s flag. Rivers State Correspondent MIKE ODIEGWU writes about the dilemma facing the party and what it is likely to do, if it wants to win the election