Liberia: Ghana-Liberia - Limbo for Ex-Liberian Refugees

3 October 2012
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks

Buduburam — Nathan Pajibo, like thousands of his fellow Liberians, has been living in Buduburam refugee camp near the Ghanaian capital Accra for over two decades after fleeing the civil war in 1990. In June 2012 he lost his refugee status alongside 11,000 Liberians across the region and the camp will soon be handed over to the district assembly, but lingering fear prevents Pajibo from returning.

"There are people [in Buduburam] who played a major role in the war, some ex-soldiers, ex-rebels. Some hurt a lot of people, some were hurt and they lost hope in Liberia as a country. If all your relatives were killed, the fear is there of returning, no matter who is in power," he told IRIN.

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