An impending ‘super’ El Nino is likely to inflict a combined US$10 billion to US$20 billion of damage in affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas, the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) top climate expert said. Forecasters are warning that the El Nino weather pattern – which often drives severe droughts, flooding and storms in Africa – could turn into one of the strongest ever seen if current Pacific Ocean warming trends continue. As well as the threat to food...
A slowing economy and rising prices are making it harder for young Chinese to thrive in the city.
South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests.
Zimbabweans return home amid xenophobic violence in South Africa
A lack of or inadequate training with fewer opportunities for work is pushing the youth force to leave their homes and migrate to Bengaluru, straining the State capital, says ‘Karnataka State Handbook on Youth Opportunity’
Norman Wong sold his Hong Kong flat and relocated to a rented home in Malaysia after concluding the city no longer offered the quality of life he expected for the price. “What am I actually getting for this money in terms of quality of life?” asked Wong, a healthcare professional from Kowloon. “Space is at a premium in Hong Kong that most of us have simply accepted as the norm. When I started seriously looking at Malaysia, I realised I didn’t have to accept that any more.” Wong is part of a...
Protests in South Africa after campaign groups set June 30 as a deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country.
A mass return of Malawians from South Africa exposes the cost of migration, violence and broken livelihoods.