Refugees

Attack on Ethiopia refugee camp kills five, displaces thousands, says UN

Addis Ababa – Fighting in northern Ethiopia’s Afar region has “engulfed” a camp housing refugees from neighbouring Eritrea, killing five... Read more

18 Feb, 2022

Los Angeles – Rohingya refugees sued Facebook on Monday for $150 billion over claims the social network is failing to... Read more

7 Dec, 2021

Niamey – The UN Refugee Agency said on Friday it had evacuated 172 Nigerien asylum-seekers from Libya, in the first... Read more

6 Nov, 2021

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has stopped the Norwegian Refugee Council from working in camps for displaced people in the jihadist-hit... Read more

1 Oct, 2021

Nairobi – Natural disasters sparked by climate change have forced more than 100 000 people to flee their homes... Read more

20 Sep, 2021

Addis Ababa – Eritrean refugees caught up in the months-long war in Ethiopia have suffered abuses, including executions and rape... Read more

16 Sep, 2021

Cape Town – International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has reportedly explained the reason why South Africa refused to temporarily... Read more

11 Sep, 2021

Abidjan – Most refugees from Ivory Coast now living in neighbouring countries will lose their protected status next year,... Read more

8 Sep, 2021

Johannesburg – South Africa said it has declined a request to host Afghans who have fled into Pakistan to... Read more

2 Sep, 2021

At least 20 000 Malian refugees who have fled to western Niger to escape jihadist attacks are to be... Read more

19 Jun, 2021