High Birth Rate in Congo Camps Alarms Rwanda
Updated: Fri 5 Apr, 02:44 am
The government has expressed concern over the high birth rate in the Congo refugee camps in the country and have called on international organizations dealing with refugee matters to intervene. read more »
Ethiopia Refugee Camp Becomes World's Second Largest
Updated: Tue 20 Nov, 05:01 am
A camp that was set up in Ethiopia to shelter Somali refugees has hit a record high of 170,000 making it the world's second largest refugee complex, according to the United Nations. read more »
UN Appeals for Funding to Assist Displaced Malians
Updated: Thu 25 Apr, 09:19 am
The UN refugee agency has renewed its appeal for funding to help meet the needs of tens of thousands of Malian refugees and almost 300,000 internally displaced people. read more »
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Tens of thousands of northeastern Nigerians have fled their homes into neighbouring Niger and Cameroon following airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets on Boko Haram. Read more »
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A report by the US-based Enough Project has accused the government of sponsoring violence in the war-torn western region in order to control North Darfur's gold mines. Read more »
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Thousands of people have fled the border towns of Borno and Yobe states into Niger Republic to avoid being caught up in military operation aimed at rooting out insurgents from ... Read more »
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Ethiopians spoke to The Guardian about the government's villagisation' programme which has left many from the Gambella region "bereft of land and loved ones". Read more »
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Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended despite the country's progress in the use of contraceptives over the last decade, according to a report by the Rwanda School of Public ... Read more »
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Despite claims from officials that reports of the Baga incident are highly exaggerated, satellite photos have revealed the loss of civilian lives and damage to property, according ... Read more »
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The chief of staff of the Sudan Revolutionary Front, Abdel Aziz Adam El-Hilu, has denied reports that he was killed in North Kordofan state. Read more »
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As the UN approves the deployment of peacekeepers to Mali, another French soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive in the country. Read more »
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The UN refugee agency has renewed its appeal for funding to help meet the needs of tens of thousands of Malian refugees and almost 300,000 internally displaced people. Read more »
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Locals near the eastern town of Goma have fled a rebel attempt to force them into protesting against a UN resolution to deploy an intervention brigade with an offensive mandate in ... Read more »
