Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he has convened a high-level meeting at the United Nations to discuss the situation in Sudan as it prepares for a vote on the ... Read more »
At least 20,000 failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the United Kingdom could be deported before the end of the year. Read more »
Officials have warned that feeding the influx of expected returnees will pose a problem. Read more »
The South African Human Rights Commission has recommended that the government set up special courts to deal with xenophobia-related cases. Read more »
Somalia's interim prime minister refuses to step down, even as President Sheikh Ahmed plans to appoint a new premier. Read more »
A Human Rights Watch report has brought reports of Kenyan police officer's arbitrary detention and violence against Somali refugees to the fore. Read more »
A group of 10 prominent global leaders, known as the Elders, have added their voice to concerns that xenophobic violence will increase in South Africa after the soccer World Cup. Read more »
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called on the world to adopt a new approach to bring peace to Somalia. Read more »
700,000 evicted from slums in May 2005 are still awaiting help years after, says human rights groups. Read more »
Landslides struck the Kisoro district in Uganda just days after a previous one had hit the Bududa district, wiping away three villages and leaving many dead, missing or displaced. Read more »
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