Despite popular expectation that their government should be tough on immigrants and the consistence hard-line position of Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary earlier position to toughen the migrant system, immigration officers have been ordered to stop deporting foreign students who overstay their visas. A leaked memo obtained by the Daily Mail suggests they are not regarded as a high enough priority and the paper went further to say that secret edict makes a mockery of the United Kingdom Government claims to be running a "robust" immigration system.

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UNWTO’s Secretary-General, Francesco Frangialli, expressed his solidarity with the people of Mauritania in the face of the recent events leading to the cancellation of the Dakar Rally and its consequent effect on tourism. Eight stages of the race were scheduled to be held in Mauritania. The Secretary-General confirmed that UNWTO is currently advising the Government of Mauritania and will continue to support the Ministry of Tourism in its efforts to develop its nascent tourism sector which has seen a steady growth in recent years.

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The publisher and editor of travelafricanews.com, Lucky Onoriode George has restated his commitments to promoting Nigeria and Africa tourism in positive lights for as long as he remains in the travel and tourism industry. He stated this while assessing the performance of his site since he began publishing online news in October 2007. Lucky noted that of the 36,000 visitors to his site so far, visitors in the United States of America top the chart, followed by Nigeria and the United Kingdom in third position. 

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