South Sudan floods leave 75 000 refugees without food: UN
Geneva – The devastating floods in South Sudan have blocked aid from reaching displaced people, the UN said on... Read more
22 Oct, 2022
‘Respect refugee rights’ Merkel tells leaders as she accepts UN prize
Geneva – Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday urged leaders to refrain from sending people back to countries... Read more
11 Oct, 2022
Tens of thousands flee Mali violence
Ménaka – Tens of thousands of people, many of them children, have fled to a town in northeastern Mali... Read more
1 Sep, 2022
Nigeria brings home 12 000 displaced people despite instability
Kano – Nigeria has brought home around 12 000 people who fled violence in the northwest of the country... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Ivory Coast ‘turns page’ on refugee crisis, UNHCR says
Abidjan – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has officially declared an end to refugee status for nationals of... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
Rwanda says UK asylum seekers to arrive ‘in next few weeks’
Kigali – The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will... Read more
20 May, 2022
Nigerian refugees return to ISIS stronghold
Abuja – A group of 4 000 Nigerians who fled years ago to neighbouring Niger because of jihadist violence... Read more
29 Apr, 2022
Ethiopian peacekeepers from Tigray seek asylum in Sudan
Nairobi – More than 500 UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have refused to return home, citing fears... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the grim banality of rape
Masisi – In the violence-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, rape has become a terrible banality. One... Read more
9 Apr, 2022
Cameroon’s separatist conflict spills across Nigerian frontier
Manga – The peaceful Nigerian fishing village of Manga sits not far from Cameroon’s border, but its residents know... Read more
18 Mar, 2022
