Citizens have gathered in churches Sunday to pray for peace as the country prepares for a controversial referendum which could extend the president's term in office. Read more »
UNHCR said those deported were part of a group of around 160 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers arrested in Agadez on May 2. The majority fled to Niger to escape harsh conditions ... Read more »
The Refugee Council of Australia has called on the international community to intervene in the current situation at a camp in western Rwanda, for refugees from the Democratic ... Read more »
The plan by Israel to deport about 37,000 Africans was abandoned after Rwanda backed out of a deal to take them in, saying it could not guarantee their safety. Read more »
The plan had targeted more than 42,000 migrants living in Israel, who are now able to again renew residency permits every 60 days. Read more »
Despite warnings, Nigerian refugees and asylum-seekers who fled Boko Haram violence continue to be returned from Cameroon, the United Nations refugee agency has said, underscoring ... Read more »
The United Nations says ethnic violence in central Mali has driven 3,000 people into northern Burkina Faso, straining dwindling food and medical supplies. Read more »
For the estimated 37,000 migrants in Israel, most of them from Eritrea and Sudan, the whirlwind of announcements over the past three days about their future has swept their status ... Read more »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country will put on hold an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants to Western countries. Read more »
A joint investigation by the Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda has uncovered sexual abuse and exploitation of refugees in the country. It found that some officials in the prime ... Read more »
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