The murder of an African student in India has sparked allegations of racism, with African envoys saying their nationals in the country are living in fear. 
NEW DELHI: African nationals in the Indian capital live in a “pervading climate of fear and insecurity”, a group of African ambassadors has said, after the brutal murder of a Congolese teacher sparked allegations of racism.
The Group of African Heads of Mission said they may recommend their governments not to send students to India until safety conditions improve, following a string of what they say are unpunished racial attacks.
In the latest case, Masunda Kitada Oliver, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was allegedly bludgeoned to death in New Delhi on Friday night by three Indian men after an argument over an auto-rickshaw.
“Given the pervading climate of fear and insecurity in Delhi, the African Heads of Mission are left with little option than to consider recommending to their governments not to send new students to India, unless and until their safety can be guaranteed,” Alem Tsehage Woldemariam, Eritrean ambassador and dean of the group said in a statement Tuesday (May 24).
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Nigeria: UK, Australia Deport 40 Nigerians for Immigration Offences
The United Kingdom and Australia yesterday deported 40 Nigerians for various immigration offences.
It was learnt that while the UK deported 36 Nigerians, comprising 29 males and seven females who arrived at the hajj camp area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos as early as 7:25am yesterday on chartered aircraft with registration number ZTA -4741, an Air Seychelles aircraft with the registration number SND-1 brought four males into the country for similar immigration offences from Australia.
Apart from Nigerians that were deported by the two countries, some citizens of Africa especially from Ghana, Liberia and Egypt were equally deported alongside the Nigerians.
Africans in India living ‘in fear’ after killing: Envoys
The murder of an African student in India has sparked allegations of racism, with African envoys saying their nationals in the country are living in fear.
NEW DELHI: African nationals in the Indian capital live in a “pervading climate of fear and insecurity”, a group of African ambassadors has said, after the brutal murder of a Congolese teacher sparked allegations of racism.
The Group of African Heads of Mission said they may recommend their governments not to send students to India until safety conditions improve, following a string of what they say are unpunished racial attacks.
In the latest case, Masunda Kitada Oliver, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was allegedly bludgeoned to death in New Delhi on Friday night by three Indian men after an argument over an auto-rickshaw.
“Given the pervading climate of fear and insecurity in Delhi, the African Heads of Mission are left with little option than to consider recommending to their governments not to send new students to India, unless and until their safety can be guaranteed,” Alem Tsehage Woldemariam, Eritrean ambassador and dean of the group said in a statement Tuesday (May 24).
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Africa Day – Could Stronger Public Support Move Regional Integration for Africa From Rhetoric to Reality?
For advocates of regional integration as a path toward economic and political power for Africa, Afrobarometer’s latest survey findings suggest that many citizens still need to be convinced of the benefits of integration.
The findings, which are being released on the occasion of Africa Day 2016 (May 25), show limited public support for integration, with wide variations by country and region. On average across 36 countries, a majority of Africans favour free cross-border movement of people and goods, but this is not the majority view in 15 of those countries. Meanwhile, only one in four citizens say it’s easy to cross international borders.
When asked to choose between respecting national sovereignty versus a regional role for states in protecting free elections and human rights in neighbouring countries, most Africans emphasize national sovereignty. And while a majority of Africans consider the African Union (AU) and regional economic communities (RECs) at least “a little bit” helpful to their countries, this is not the case in all countries, and about three in 10 citizens don’t know enough about these organisations to have an opinion.
Nigeria expat oil workers demand relocation
Increasing numbers of expatriates working in the Nigerian oil industry are putting their own safety first and demanding relocation to other, less dangerous, countries.
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As the attacks on international oil company installations by militant gangs increase, expat oil workers are making known their demands to be transferred to less perilous locations elsewhere in the world. As a result, major oil producers are making their concerns known to the country’s oil ministry.
At the present time, attacks by a relatively new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, have decreased oil production by more than a million barrels per day. The shrinking output and vastly increased militancy are now being regarded as a major security issue affecting both the installations and the workers.
Government websites in many countries now include security and safety warnings for those thinking of working or visiting Nigeria. Expats at present employed in the country’s massive oil production facilites in the Niger Delta are taking notice and making plans to leave for more expat-friendly locations. The evacuation of oil workers from the affected areas is now a first priority for international oil producers with facilities in the Niger Delta.
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