Countries Rights organisations criticise proposed refugee law Home Affairs published a draft White Paper in December on citizenship that adopts the First Safe Country Principle as... Read more 2 Feb
Countries Born on a desk: 17-year-old delivers baby amid Mozambique floods Manhiça, Mozambique – Erica Raimundo Mimbir delivered her first baby on a school desk, the only dry place she... Read more 30 Jan
Countries ‘No more flights!’ – Lamola warns of plot to ‘cleanse’ Palestinians from Gaza Johannesburg – South Africa said on Monday the surprise arrival of 153 Palestinians on a plane last week indicated “a... Read more 18 Nov, 2025
Countries ‘Somehow mysteriously here’: Ramaphosa questions Palestinians’ arrival Johannesburg – More than 150 Palestinians who have “mysteriously” arrived in South Africa appeared to have been “flushed out”... Read more 15 Nov, 2025
Cȏte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast boosts border defences amid Malian refugee surge Abidjan – Ivory Coast authorities said Thursday they were reinforcing border security after the arrival of an “unusual” number... Read more 14 Nov, 2025
Countries White House slams Episcopal Church’s refusal to resettle white South Africans Washington – The White House questioned on Tuesday the humanitarian commitment of the influential Episcopal Church after it refused... Read more 14 May, 2025
Countries Two killed in attack on Sudan refugee camp: medical source Khartoum – At least two people were killed in an attack on a refugee camp in Sudan’s North Darfur... Read more 2 Apr, 2025
Countries Thousands flee Mozambique to Malawi amid deadly post-election protests Lilongwe – Thousands have fled Mozambique in the past week to neighbouring Malawi seeking refuge from the southern African... Read more 29 Dec, 2024
Countries Sudanese refugees face ‘grave risks’ from Ethiopia clashes – HRW Addis Ababa – Clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and militias in the country’s north-west are placing fleeing Sudanese refugees... Read more 17 Oct, 2024
World Brazilian nun wins UN refugee prize Geneva — Brazilian nun Sister Rosita Milesi on Wednesday won the United Nations refugee agency’s Nansen Award for decades... Read more 9 Oct, 2024