At least 880 people are feared to have drowned in one week in three ship wrecks as they tried to reach Europe with the aid of smugglers. Read more »
The arrest and deportation of hundreds of Eritrean migrants heading to Europe via Sudan might be in breach of the UN principle prohibiting forcible return, activists say. Read more »
People's Liberation Army in Opposition says convoys of Ugandan forces were seen sneaking back into the country. Read more »
Exactly 25 years ago this month the Eritrean People's Liberation Front marched into Asmara, sending the Ethiopian forces they had been fighting for 30 years scrambling out of the ... Read more »
The United Nations is not backing down from its efforts to persuade Kenya to keep the Dadaab complex open. Read more »
Exiles believe they are being targeted by government backed-militia but rights activists say these claims are difficult to confirm. Read more »
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reaffirmed his commitment to oversee the closure of Dadaab Refugee Camp despite international pressure to withdraw the decision. Read more »
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Kenya to use the Tripartite Agreement signed with Somalia and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a basis for the ... Read more »
Politicians and the military say the camps for internally displaced people have become sanctuaries for rebel fighters. Read more »
UN Special Envoy for Refugees and award-winning actress Angelina Jolie-Pitt has said that all nations need to pull together to deal with the world's displaced people, establishing ... Read more »
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