Nigerian music legend donates $11,000 to IDPs
Nigerian music star, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as “2Face”, has donated 3.5 million naira to the UN refugee office in the country – UNHCR. He […]
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Uganda: UNHCR Chief Warns of Overcrowding in Refugee Camps
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Monday said it needs more aid for South Sudan refugees. “Uganda is in the middle of an unstable […]
UN Needs More Time to Repatriate Somali Refugees
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi met with Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday to discuss solutions for Somali refugees in Kenya. The Kenyan […]
Chad Sends Troops to Niger to Fight Boko Haram
The Chadian government has sent 2000 troops to neighboring Niger this week to aid prepare a counterattack in the Nigerien town of Bosso after insurgents […]
Niger: UNHCR to Relocate Refugees from Diffa Region
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, will move hundreds of Nigerian displaced persons to more secure camps, where they will receive basic healthcare, […]
Mediterranean Migrant crossings Hit 224,000 in 2015- UNHCR
The United Nations refugee agency says some 224,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year. William Spindler, a spokesman […]
Burundi: Uganda President starts mediation role
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has started mediating talks between Burundi’s government and opposition groups to help ease tensions that have arisen over plans by President […]
Mediterranean: Over 300 migrants missing in shipwrecks
Four dinghies tried to cross from Libya. Only 9 people could be rescued on Sunday by the Italian Coast Guard on Lampedusa Island; 29 died […]
US freezes military aid to Rwanda
The United States announced it was freezing its $200,000 worth military aid to Rwanda amid allegations the Rwandan government is stirring violence in neighboring Democratic […]
South Sudan: humanitarian situation worsens in refugee camps
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, has sounded the alarm as the humanitarian situation in Upper Nile state, South Sudan, is worsening with […]