President Joe Biden is under fire from both sides of the political spectrum after his administration announced new border wall construction in Texas. Mr Biden has said he is unable to stop the work because the funding was signed off while Donald Trump was president. Members of his Democratic Party said walls did not work, while rival Republicans accused him of hypocrisy. Some 20 miles (32km) of barriers will be […]
US President Joe Biden's administration has approved border wall construction in southern Texas in an effort to stop illegal immigration. Around 20 miles (32km) will be erected in Starr County, which is on the border with Mexico. Border officials are currently seeing high levels of illegal crossings in the area. The move is considered a U-turn by the president, who promised to stop further construction of such barriers. "There is […]
Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report says hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, have been shot dead. Migrants have told the BBC they had limbs severed by gunfire and saw bodies left on the trails. Saudi Arabia has previously rejected allegations of […]
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Benjamin Kalu, has called on leaders of African nations to open up their borders for enhancement of trade. The Deputy Speaker made the call when he received Speaker of the East Africa Legislative Assembly, Joseph Ntakirutimana on a courtesy visit. Mr Kalu said that some artificial boundaries created by a few African countries had become a major impediment to free flow […]
