Countries Families sent home to ruins of east DRC conflict Sake – When the Banyene family were sent back to their home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,... Read more 4 Mar
World Record 120m people forcibly displaced worldwide – UN Switzerland – A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the... Read more 13 Jun, 2024
Countries Cyclone Freddy leaves half a million displaced in Malawi Lilongwe – The deadly cyclone that lashed Malawi last week has displaced more than half a million people in... Read more 22 Mar, 2023
Countries Jihadist-hit Mali has 150 000 children in legal limbo Niamey – Nearly 150 000 children displaced by violence in jihadist-torn Mali have no birth certificates and could be... Read more 21 Nov, 2022
Countries Gunfire or starvation: stark choice facing DRC’s displaced Rutshuru – When fighting broke out near his home in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Furaha Nyimutozo fled for... Read more 15 Aug, 2022
Countries ‘Why are we being ignored’ – plead the hungry in Ethiopia’s Afar Erebti – From a makeshift camp in Ethiopia’s Afar region for people displaced by war, herder Abdu Robso stares... Read more 3 Aug, 2022
Countries Fearful Gambians start to return home after Senegal offensive Karinorr – Gambians who fled border villages last month after the Senegalese army launched an offensive against separatist rebels... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Central African Republic Fire at Central Africa Republic camp hits 5 000 displaced people Bangui – Nearly 5 000 people displaced by the Central African Republic’s long-running civil conflict are without shelter or have... Read more 13 Jan, 2022