Tag: Dr A. K. Princess Ocansey

Why Africa needs reparations,migrant protection for survival – Kaboub, Ocansey

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Speakers at a webinar marking the 2nd edition of the African Migration Summit have proffered solutions to the varied migration challenges on the continent. The summit held via zoom was powered by the Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM), Nigeria and the Nekotech Center of Excellence, Ghana on Thursday. In his opening remark, Dr Ajibola Abayomi, President of the JIFORM said the essence of the summit with a theme: Climate Change, Migration and The Future of Africa was to provide a platform to continually interrogate and deepen migration policies aimed…

JIFORM urges AU to abolish Kafala system in Middle East

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The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has written the African Union (AU) on the need to strengthen bilateral agreement with the Middle East authorities with the intention of abolishing women slavery smuggled under the Kafala system through which many citizens of the continent had been trapped through several human trafficking gimmicks for years. Kafala is a system used to monitor migrant laborers, working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors in Gulf Cooperation Council member which was erroneously bought into by some African countries several years ago. In a…