“Ghost Boat in the Caribbean: Tragedy at Sea Reflects West Africa’s Humanitarian Crisis”
The grim discovery of a boat carrying 11 lifeless bodies on the shores of Canouan, a tranquil island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, has […]
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The Overlooked Crisis in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, embroiled in conflict since 2019, faces the most severe and neglected refugee crisis in Africa, according to a recent Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) […]
UN Raises Alarm Over 780,000 Displaced in Mozambique, Predominantly Due to Northern Violence
The head of the United Nations refugee agency issued a fresh warning on Thursday regarding the plight of over 780,000 displaced individuals in Mozambique. The […]
Mozambique: Japan provides another 1.3 million euros to support displaced people
The Japanese government will provide an additional $1.5 million (1.3 million euros) for food assistance to those displaced by armed violence in Cabo Delgado, northern […]
Nearly 100,000 have fled the fighting in Somaliland to Ethiopia
About 100,000 people fleeing fighting in Somaliland, Somalia’s self-declared independent region, have taken refuge in a month in a remote area of Ethiopia already suffering […]
Extradition treaty between Rwanda and Mozambique worries diaspora
Rwandan refugees and asylum seekers in Mozambique voiced concern Wednesday over the upcoming ratification of an extradition treaty between the two African countries, fearing it […]
Gunmen attack UN convoy in DRC
Three staff members of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) were injured on Wednesday when their convoy was attacked by gunmen in the Eastern Democratic Republic […]
South Africa “not in a position” to receive Afghan refugees
South Africa said Wednesday that it is “not in a position” to host Afghan refugees who fled the country after the Taliban took control of […]
Tunisia: Algerian opposition figure Slimane Bouhafs handed over to Algeria
He disappeared on August 25, in Tunis, under troubling circumstances. Taken away by men who did not declare their identity, Slimane Bouhafs, an Algerian refugee, […]
Uganda says it is ready to accept Afghan refugees
From Kabul to Kampala, they are separated by more than 5,000 kilometers, but Uganda says it is ready to take in refugees from Afghanistan, whose […]