Uganda Receives Over 60,000 Congo Refugees
Updated: Tue 16 Jul, 04:54 am
Over 60,000 refugees have arrived from eastern DR Congo following renewed attacks by the Ugandan Islamist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces, operating around Ruwenzori Mountains in North Kivu. read more »
Mass Refugee Exodus Overwhelms Uganda
Updated: Wed 12 Sep, 08:37 am
International Affairs State Minister Henry Okello Oryem has appealed for assistance to support more than 114,000 refugees, who have fled war-torn DR Congo. read more »
High Number of Asylum Seekers in South Africa
Updated: Thu 20 Jun, 08:54 am
As the world marks World Refugee Day, South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor says the country has the highest number of asylum seekers. She has also said that the recent Xenophobic attacks … read more »
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With no candidate obtaining over 50 percent of the votes necessary for an outright victory, the government has announced that the presidential election will go to a second round on ... Read more »
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Dr. Mohamud Sheikh Nurein Said of Kenya is the 2013 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award winner. The award is the National Peace Corps Association's highest honor, given to Said in ... Read more »
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The recent inter-ethnic violence which erupted in the city of Nzerekore left dozens dead and some 30,000 displaced, aid agencies have said. Read more »
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President Paul Kagame has again denied that his country supports the DR Congo's M23 rebels via a Twitter response to celebrity activist Mia Farrow who quoted a damning report from ... Read more »
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The International Federation for Human Rights says heavily-armed rebels have murdered at least 400 civilians since seizing control of the country earlier this year. Read more »
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The election of a new president on July 28 is an important step for Mali, apparently "desperate to put the crisis behind it and move on". Read more »
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For almost three decades, the victims of Lake Nyos gas explosion in northern Cameroon and their descendants have been living in mud huts in camps that lack basic health, education ... Read more »
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According to the government, the bomb that hit the western part of the country is verified to have originated from a territory controlled by the United Nations and DR Congo army ... Read more »
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The U.S. and U.K. aid offices are being accused of downplaying testimony offered by ethnic communities who accuse the government of evicting them from their land to make way for ... Read more »
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A new outbreak of fighting between Congolese government forces and the M23 rebel movement has uprooted tens of thousands of people, says the United Nations. Read more »
