African migrants

South Africa's anti-immigrant unrest tests its pan-African standing

Tens of thousands of foreign nationals have left South Africa as anti-immigrant protests, sporadic violence, and fears of further unrest have spread.

|ByWASEEM ABU MAHADI/THE MEDIA LINE
Supporters of the South African anti-immigrant group 'March and March' hold a demonstration, after an unofficial June 30 deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented migrants to leave the country had passed, in Umzimkhulu, South Africa, July 13, 2026.
Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat react as they are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, during a rescue operation in the Search and Rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 11, 2025.

Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead

Libya is a transit route for migrants, many from sub-Saharan Africa, fleeing to Europe in the hopes of escaping conflict and poverty.

|ByREUTERS
African illegal immigrants wait to board a boat in the southern port city of Aden on September 26, 2016, before being deported to Somalia.

More than 60 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen, dozens missing

68 bodies have been recovered and 12 people have been rescued with many still missing as of Monday morning accordig to the Yemen chief for the International Organization for Migration.

|ByREUTERS
Migration to South America.

Major genomic study reveals humanity's longest prehistoric migration from Africa to South America

Reduction in genetic diversity in indigenous populations may have reduced their capacity to combat diseases.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

African migrants to Israel: Detain, deport or ignore their existence?

Stranded in limbo...

JULY 19, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
AFRICAN MIGRANTS are seen in South Tel Aviv last July.

NGO: State must protect rights of migrant mothers, children

Currently, many of the complaints regarding mistreatment of migrants in detention are serious, but the volume of those facing these issues are smaller than in the recent past.

APRIL 15, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A boy takes part in a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2018.

Deri retracts expulsion of Congolese migrants, under pressure from NGOs

The Congolose have lived in Israel some 15 years.

MARCH 7, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them

After 30 years, Sudan's president to step down amid protests

President Omar al-Bashir, accused of genocide in Darfur, remains in office as Sudan is rocked by the largest sustained protests in its history.

MARCH 3, 2019ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir leaves after delivering a speech at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sudan February 22, 2019

Court freezes plan to expel migrants pending hearing

Congolese have lived here for 15 years.

JANUARY 1, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A boy takes part in a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2018.

14 Days: Jerusalem Inscription

The news of the past 14 days.

OCTOBER 23, 2018BySTEVE LINDE
Archaeologist Danit Levi

NGO claims State quietly trying to expel hundreds of Congolese migrants

Slamming the move, the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants said that with Congolese elections coming up, and thus a time of increased violence, the policy shift was highly irresponsible.

OCTOBER 9, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A boy takes part in a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2018.

Lower court: Eritrean asylum seekers can be deported to country of origin

Judge Feshititsky gave migrants a small "consolation prize", saying that if deportation still is not feasible for any reason, the state should grant Eritreans permanent status in Israel.

AUGUST 15, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
African migrants around the Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv

Italy calls for end to U.N. embargo on Libya to help it tackle migrants

Italy wants a United Nations arms embargo on Libya to be lifted to help the state battle people smugglers and halt the flow of migrants, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday.

JULY 5, 2018ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Northern League leader Matteo Salvini speaks during a rally in Bologna, central Italy, November 8, 2015.

Amnesty International blasts Israel’s ‘cruel’ migrant deportations

NGO says it documented transfers that don’t meet standards for voluntariness, are illegal.

JUNE 18, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
An African migrant wears a T-shirt with a Hebrew phrase referring to the Holocaust," I promise to remember... and never forget!" in south Tel Aviv July 17, 2013.