May 21

• Search Operation to Be Carried in Refugee Camps

  The Star

  Police are set to carry out a search operation in five refugee camps in Dadaab where it's believed criminals linked to Al Shabaab are hiding weapons. An AK 47 rifle has so far been... Read more »

• Red Cross Red Crescent Appeals for 3.7 Million Swiss Francs As Needs Intensify in Sudan [press release]

  IFRC

  As conflict, natural disasters, epidemic outbreaks and chronic food insecurity continue to plague Sudan, millions of people have been forced to leave their homes, making them more... Read more »

• IDPs Attacked in South Darfur En Route to Dereige Camp

  Sudan Tribune

  Displaced civilians on their way to Dereige camp in South Darfur were attacked by an unidentified armed group on 16 May, according to UK-based advocacy group the Sudan Social... Read more »

• Sudanese Refugees Relocated to Camp in Ethiopia

  Sudan Tribune

  The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has relocated over 1,480 Sudanese refugees from the border to Sherkole camp in Ethiopia pushing the capacity of the camp beyond the... Read more »

• Gun Recovered in IFO, Dadaab Camp

  The Star

  Security personnel at the Ifo refugee camp, Dadaab district on Monday evening recovered an Ak 47 rifle and eight rounds of ammunitions. Read more »

• Darfur - WFP Rations Suspended in El Geneina Camp

  Radio Dabanga

  Activists and sheikhs at Geneina camps in West Darfur have informed Radio Dabanga that food rations have been suspended for almost two months following a dispute about... Read more »

• Reduced WFP Rations for Sudanese Refugees in Eastern Chad

  Radio Dabanga

  The Sudanese refugees of camp Gaga in eastern Chad are suffering from a reduction in food rations, poor medical services and a lack of medicine. Read more »

• Gunmen Storm House in Abuzer Camp, El Geneina, West Darfur - Three Injured

  Radio Dabanga

  Three people were injured on Saturday night when gunmen stormed the home of the displaced family of Ahmed Yahiya Suleiman in Abuzer camp in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur. Read more »

• Asalam New Arrivals 'Double Nyala Population' - South Darfur

  Radio Dabanga

  The newly displaced persons who have arrived at Alsalam camp have effectively doubled the Nyala population, one of the camp's sheiks told Radio Dabanga. Read more »

May 20

• State of Emergency - Thousands Flee to Niger Republic

  Daily Trust

  Thousands of people including women and children have fled the border towns of Borno and Yobe states into Niger Republic to avoid being caught up in the military operation aimed at... Read more »

• Opposition Accuse Khartoum of 'Unequal Treatment' of Darfur Displaced

  Radio Dabanga

  The National Consensus Forces (NCF), which include the main opposition parties in Sudan, have criticised the Khartoum government, civil society organisations and local media for... Read more »

• Baroness Amos to Visit Sudan 'At a Crucial Time' - SPLM-N

  Radio Dabanga

  The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Baroness Valerie Amos, will visit Khartoum from Monday 20 to Wednesday 23 of May. Read more »

• Four Injured in Militia Raid On South Darfur Camp

  Radio Dabanga

  Four displaced civilians have been injured in an attack in Dreige camp, Nyala, South Darfur on Saturday when militiamen opened fire on them. Read more »

• Authorities Stop Supplies to Zamzam Camp, North Darfur

  Radio Dabanga

  Security authorities in North Darfur have prohibited the movement of consumer goods and fuel - even matches - from El Fasher to Zamzam camp. The decision was announced on Saturday... Read more »

• Eritrean Youth Face Most Harrowing Atrocities - Activist

  Sudan Tribune

  Renowned Eritrean activist Meron Estefanos has told an international conference in Oslo that of all the atrocities taking place in the repressive Red Sea nation, the plight of its... Read more »

• 'Militiamen Terrorise Darfur's El Salam Camp' - Sheikh

  Radio Dabanga

  Displaced people from El Salam camp in Nyala are concerned about continuous militia attacks against them saying that the militiamen fire gunshots at night in the air. Read more »

• UNHCR 'In Race Against Time' to Deliver Aid to Sudanese Refugees in Chad

  Radio Dabanga

  Following the displacement of tens of thousands of people from Sudan to Chad, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is "in a race against time" to deliver aid to them... Read more »

• Polisario Representative in Valencia Holds Talks With Juan Medina

  SPS

  The POLISARIO Representative in Valencia Mr. Saad El-Mami has held talks with the Vice-President and Head of Municipal and International Cooperation at the Council of Valencia Mr.... Read more »

• Woodcraft Folk Approves Emergency Motion On Nation

  SPS

  The UK-based movement "Woodcraft Folk" has approved unanimously, during its annual gathering, an emergency motion on Western Sahara, in which it reaffirmed its solidarity with the... Read more »

• The Bell Tolls for Rwandan Refugees

  New Times

  The ball is in their court and it is to refugees still living in camps in foreign lands for whom the bell tolls as the Cessation Clause that requires voluntary repatriation nears... Read more »

• Internally Displaced Persons and the Society [opinion]

  Daily Trust

  Internally Displaced persons also known as IDPs are mostly victims of the inhumanity of man against man. They are victims of various kind of injustices or violence perpetrated by... Read more »

May 18

• UN Agency Prepositions for Darfur Refugees in Chad Ahead of Rainy Season

  UN News

  With tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad, the United Nations refugee agency today said it is "in a race against time" to deliver aid before heavy rains cut off... Read more »

May 17

• Cape Town's Asylum Seekers Struggle to Get Documented

  IRIN

  When Jean Baptiste*, a medical student from Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arrived in South Africa in September 2012, he headed straight for Cape Town,... Read more »

• UN - More Than 300,000 Darfur Displaced in Five Months

  Radio Dabanga

  In its latest report, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirms that more than 300,000 people have been forcibly displaced in Darfur since the... Read more »

• Media Highlights Plight of Darfur Displaced 'But Govt Ignores Us'

  Radio Dabanga

  Displaced persons in the Darfur camps have praised ongoing efforts to assist approximately 40,000 people who have arrived in the El Rahad area, North Kordofan. Most of these are... Read more »