The Department of Immigration in Zambia has deported 48 Ethiopian nationals, while 19 have been convicted.
Among those deported are 39 Ethiopian nationals who were apprehended on 23rd November last year in Kapiri Mposhi District after being discovered concealed in a fuel tanker.
Zambia's Department of Immigration apprehended 25 suspected illegal immigrants in two separate operations last week.
On Friday 14 Ethiopian nationals were apprehended in a suspected smuggling case at a village, while one individual remains unaccounted for.
Zambia has launched the Integrated Migration Management Information System and the five-year National Migration Data Strategy, aimed at curbing illegal immigration.
The launch is considered a transformative milestone in modernising Zambia's migration governance.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has launched an amnesty for all foreign nationals who have overstayed their immigration permits/visas.
They are now expected to present themselves to immigration authorities to exit the country without any prosecution.
To help law enforcement combat crime more efficiently in the |Khomas Region, the regional council donated three prefabricated administration offices to Klein Windhoek Police Station, valued at N$400,000.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has said that, despite budgetary constraints, the ministry is ensuring that every police station has at least one generator.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has discharged 21 staff members between 2020 and 2025 for matters related to the illegal issuance of national documents and permits.
This was revealed by Minister Lucia Iipumbu following reports of the illegal sale of national documents.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security will finally incorporate click sounds and special characters missing from national documents in certain communities.
Ghana is set to receive several West African nationals who were deported from the U.S., President John Mahama has said.
This is after the U.S. authorities approached the Ghanaian government to accept third-party nationals as part of the Trump administration's clampdown on illegal immigration.
Cabinet has approved the inclusion of 35 additional countries to the list of countries eligible for Visa on Arrival.
An administration fee of N$400 for a manually submitted Visa on Arrival application was also approved.
