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War and Displacement: The Case of Ukraine

Origins of the Conflict The current ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war results from chronological events in the former Soviet Union’s and current Russia’s timeline. The Soviet Union is a former block of countries that covered Eastern Europe and was unified with the communist ideology. Unlike other European countries that emphasized a free consumer market, they opted for […]

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Ethiopia’s Transition and the Tigray Conflict

Author: Congressional Research Service Year: 2022 City: Washington. Context analysis: People Migration Origins of the Conflict Motivated by the events in my region; East, Central and Horn of Africa, I have embarked on analyzing the devastating effects of the ongoing Tigray conflict on the population. Over four million people are in need of humanitarian need

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Common Human Trafficking Routes in Africa and How to Counter and Apprehend Smugglers

Key Routes Human trafficking is a key global topic and is addressed in various human rights and migration charters. The Global Compact for Migration addresses this under the 10th recommendation, Prevent and combat trafficking in persons in the context of international migration. It is a concern to nearly all major world powers, especially the European

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Georgia: A New Destination for Russo – Ukraine Conflict-induced Russian Emigration

Introduction Since the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine in February 2022, thousands of Russians have fled Russia. Some of them are politicians, journalists, and activists who have opposed Putin and his regime for years. The others are ordinary Russians who have become exhausted of anti-Russian sanctions. Georgia, a country located in the South Caucasus, has

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The Foreigners Facing the French Administration

International law does not pronounce the definition of the notion of ‘migrant,’ and its meaning comes from the use made of it by international and national organizations. For example, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the ‘migrant’ is a generic term reflecting common usage to designate any person who leaves their usual place

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Borders and Gun Culture Across the Great Lakes Region and Sudd Africa and Its Migration Implications

Background The great lakes region and the Sudd are located in Eastern Africa in a place that famous anthropologist late Louis Leakey described as the cradle of man. His research in the region and anthropological discoveries led to the conclusion that “Sub-Saharan Africa climate as the world shifted from the ice age was ideal for

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Mobility and Migration in African Literature

Introduction Migration can be considered a worldwide issue, and African writers have depicted the impact of migration from Africa to Europe and North America, particularly in their creative works. In the 21st century, one of the recent trends of contemporary literature, particularly African Literature, is the increased attention paid to the global challenges created or

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Remittances for Recovery: Dealing with the aftermath of Tonga’s volcanic eruption

Tonga’s volcano explosion On the evening of January 15 of 2022, the Kingdom of Tonga witnessed the violent eruption of the underwater Hunga Tonga-HungaHa’apai volcano, sending shockwaves and tsunamis across the Pacific and beyond. Within a few hours, the South Pacific archipelago was blanketed by a thick layer of smoke and ash. Entire towns were

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The Migration Conflict in the African ‘Golden Triangle’

Shamal Sudan and its Gold The Golden Triangle is a region bound between Sudan and the world’s youngest nation South Sudan. It was and still is termed as ‘Shamal’ Sudan, which many colonial British administrators considered a region. The origins of the name are from inland African sub-tribes who would term that connotes the ‘sons’

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Pastoralism in the New Borderlands :  Cross-border Migrations, Conflicts, and Peace-building

Understanding the Contextual Problem Pastoralism can be traced to millions of years in man’s chronological order of events and in consideration of the Darwinian theory of evolution to the domestication of animals. Approximately 2 million years ago, soon after the dawn of Homo Erectus had commenced the domestication of plants and animals, proved by fossil

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