Could an African passport bring to life the dreams of Nkrumah, Senghor and Touré?
The introduction of an African passport has the capacity to bring about increased migration of Africans within Africa.
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For Syrian refugees celebrating Eid in Lebanon, the environment is increasingly hostile
Anti-refugee sentiment is growing in Beirut.
Rome mayor’s anti-migrant stance signals shift further to right for Italy’s Five Star Movement
Is there a new migrant emergency in Rome?
The DRC can learn from Lumumba as its internal crisis deepens
Patrice Lumumba had a vision for the DRC. He believed that a lasting peace could be achieved through good will, not rifles and bayonets. The great man's vision now lies in tatters.
Refugee or migrant? Sometimes the line is blurred
There are refugees, there are migrants and then there are the millions of people who live in legal limbo because they defy easy categorisation. But everyone is just looking for a place to call home.
For $70m, government gets off lightly, but settlement still highlights responsibility for Manus
The case provided a platform to lay bare the ugly reality of conditions in detention, and the role of the Commonwealth and its contractors in producing and sustaining those conditions over many years.
Libya’s illegal migration: the urgent need for a new strategy
Migrants crossing Libya to reach Europe increasingly face violence and human traffickers.
Starkly different views on welcoming refugees divide Britain’s main parties
What the political party manifestos say about refugees and asylum seekers.
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Paris Agreement and national security
The University of Canberra's Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
Grattan on Friday: Now it’s the ASIO chief who is the target of the vocal right
In an uncertain world, we have to accept and deal with modest dangers for the sake of the wider good, which includes fulfilling the obligations of a rich and privileged country.
Refugees welcome? How UK and Sweden compare on education for young migrants
What's it like to be a refugee in the UK?
Three things could happen to Lebanon as Syrian refugees rush in — two are worrisome
The country's religion-based power-sharing political system is straining to accommodate hundreds of thousands of new Syrian Sunnis.
How we can help refugee kids to thrive in Australia
New research into the health of newly arrived refugee children in Australia gives us clues about how we can help all refugee kids.
Why a monthly period is especially hard for millions of women and girls around the world
For millions of girls and women, menstruation is a burden. Here's why helping displaced and poor women and girls with their periods is a way to show true respect for them.
‘Fake refugees’: Dutton adopts an alternative fact to justify our latest human rights violation
The government's crackdown on so-called 'fake refugees' imposes undue stress on an already extremely vulnerable community.
‘Safe return’ plan for refugees after five years undermines the idea of integration
Refugees who are granted leave to remain in the UK could now be sent back to the country they fled, after five years in limbo.
Anti-terror rules are blocking aid to conflict zones
Rules imposed after 9/11 and still on the books are getting in the way of delivering aid to conflict zones. In countries like Yemen and Syria, it could mean the difference between life and death.
Australian politics explainer: the MV Tampa and the transformation of asylum-seeker policy
The Tampa incident in 2001 has formed the underlying basis of the approach to asylum seekers attempting to reach Australia by boat ever since.
Why diverting more UK aid to fund costs of hosting refugees would be a mistake
It could embolden other demands for diverting aid.
Fact Check: are a million African migrants already on their way to Europe?
The Conversation asked two experts to look at the data.
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