Ghana: Illegal Chinese Miners Returned to China for Prosecution

 Citi Newsroom published on 8 April 2025 an article titled "Chinese Govt Prosecuting Nationals Deported from Ghana Over Galamsey" by Hafiz Tijani.

Ghana recently deported 30 Chinese nationals arrested for engaging in illegal mining to China for prosecution.  The government of China has expressed support for Ghana's actions, describing the involvement of its nationals in illegal mining as "disgraceful" and damaging its relations with Ghana.

The Controversial Repatriation of Somali Refugees from Kenya

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) published on 15 January 2014 a commentary titled "The Controversial Repatriation of Somali Refugees from Kenya" by ISS intern Hawa Noor and ISS senior researcher Emmanuel Kisiangani. 

In November 2013, Kenya and Somalia signed a tripartite agreement with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to repatriate refugees from Kenya, especially those in the Dadaab Refugee Conplex, to "safe areas" in southern Somalia.  The concern, however, is whether the current security environment inside Somalia is amenable to voluntary repatriation.  The authors emphasize that the repatriation process must be truly voluntary.