It’s time for a borderless Africa

On February 7, 2023, Kenyan police arrested 41 undocumented Ethiopian migrants and two human smugglers at a house in Nairobi.

The all-male group, which was reportedly on its way to South Africa, will be prosecuted for breaching Kenya’s immigration laws and likely deported to Ethiopia.

Strange as it might sound, these migrants should consider themselves fortunate to have been arrested because their ordeal in Kenya stopped them — at least for now — from embarking on an uncertain and highly dangerous journey.

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