Today I had the honour of appearing as a guest on the CFRA 580 AM Talk Radio show of Host Bill Carroll, on his show “The Morning Rush”. Bill is a seasoned journalist who highlights matters in Canada that on their …
“The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll” – 16 September 2025 Read more »
While in the Afar Region of Ethiopia recently, I had the great honour to deliver an academic presentation at a gathering of scholars at Samara University. This was my 13th trip there, to conduct needs assessments, to meet with our …
International Panel Discussion – Samara University, 25 July 2025 Read more »
I had the great honour of being interviewed by Global National News earlier this week, which resulted in the attached article and corresponding enclosures. I decided to publish a more thorough piece including additional research into the current state of …
I have just returned from Ethiopia, where (amongst doing humanitarian work and advocacy in support of the Afar Indigenous People), I was a guest lecturer at the School of Law and Governance, Samara University, located in the capital city of …
It is with great honour that I write to update you that our Can-Go Afar Foundation supported and appeared at a conference being held in New York City today taking place during the U.N. General Assembly regarding the protection of …
I was on CTV News on Monday, being interviewed about the Trudeau government’s cabinet retreat that took place in Halifax, and the statement Sunday by our Prime Minister that his government will unveil an updated immigration plan, including a possible …
I was a guest speaker today at a very interesting gathering of youth, mostly originating from or tracing their roots to Nigeria. The Founder of the Emerging Lives Initiative (Ms. Ifeoma Okonji) is doing an incredible effort to inspire youth. …
Global News Interview – “Canada considers revoking terror suspect’s citizenship” I was interviewed by Global National Media on Thursday, August 15th about a story involving 2 terrorism suspects recently arrested on the eve of a terrorism plot in Toronto. They are …
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On Saturday 29 June 2024, I was invited to speak at a conference organized by members of the Afar People in exile from Eritrea. Eritrea has one of the worst human rights records in the world, and has had for …
Afar Indigenous Conference: Grievances in Eritrea Read more »
In 2022, the Government of Canada brought 513 applications for cessation of refugee status which had final determinations by the IRB. The Government won 91% of such cases. Are the numbers of these applications growing? What does defending a cessation …
Defending an Application for Cessation: Protecting Refugee Status in Canada Read more »