Zambia-born, Botswana-raised hip hop artist Sampa the Great.
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The increased migration of Africans and the global growth of hip hop culture has seen a dynamic new generation of Pan Africanism emerge.
Johannesburg is the most preferred destination for jobseekers from other provinces, followed by Cape Town.
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Labour migrants from other provinces into Gauteng and the Western Cape are more likely to be employed than the two provinces’ permanent residents.
Following an inconclusive election in December 2020, Niger’s Independent National Electoral Commission is set for a runoff in February.
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Although Niger’s quest for entrenching democracy is a good development, poverty and insecurity are obstacles.
Tennessee warblers (Leiothlypis peregrina ) breed in northern Canada and spend winters in Central and South America.
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Cities are danger zones for migrating birds, but there are ways to help feathered visitors pass through more safely
Pro-democracy activists and politicians are coming under increasing threat in Hong Kong.
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Predictions of up to 1 million Hongkongers taking up the UK’s offer of residency need more than a pinch of salt.
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Originally made with curry powders imported by British colonialists, Australia’s understanding of curry has come a long way.
Don’t just let idyllic representations of life in the country seduce you. Making a successful move depends on ensuring the place you have chosen is a good match for your values and needs.
The migrant label sticks.
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It’s other people who label somebody a migrant – and it’s a label that sticks.
Geese fly day or night, depending on when conditions are best.
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Geese honk loudly and point their bills toward the sky when they’re ready to start the migration. Here’s how they know it’s time, how they navigate and how they conserve energy on the grueling trip.
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The halving of international student numbers living in Australia to 300,000 is a huge hit to universities’ revenue. But our cities and businesses will also feel the loss of so many residents.
Herders at the N'gonga cattle market, Niger: Changing rainfall patterns alter locations of pastures the migrating herders depend on.
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Changing climatic conditions and ecological hazards are an important migration driver in sub-Saharan Africa.
South African civil society organisations march against xenophobia in Johannesburg in 2019.
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Radio and television were found to be potentially highly influential in promoting positive public attitudes towards immigrants.
UK government-funded advertising in Vietnam, warning ‘Everybody can be a victim of trafficking. If you suspect it, report it’.
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It will take more than poster campaigns and Miss Universe Vietnam to prevent poor Vietnamese from seeking opportunities in the UK and elsewhere.
Ali Asair, a young farmer in Somalia, left his family behind and traveled hundreds of kilometres in search of pasture for his animals.
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Climate migrants still tend to move to places they know or have connections to through their social networks.
The pandemic and anti-immigration policies haven’t stopped migration from Central America – they’ve just made conditions at the border more hazardous.
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COVID-19 has created new hardships for migrants while giving the Trump administration an excuse to further restrict asylum as public attention focuses on the pandemic.
Many villages in coastal Bangladesh are struggling with erosion of land, homes and crops.
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Rising sea levels are as likely to trap people as they are to force them to move.
Zimbabwean migrants illegally cross Into South Africa.
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The militarisation of borders and securitisation of migration have always failed to stop irregular migration.
Monarch butterflies cover a tree at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Michoacán, Mexico.
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Can a plan that brings together government and private landowners create enough habitat for monarch butterflies?
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Many political issues in the 2020 US election are domestic. But black resistance to white supremacy has long had global repercussions.
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Talk of an ‘invasion’ is exactly what prevents meaningful action.