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Africa: UN Refugee Agency Welcomes Joint Declaration By France and United Kingdom On Situation in Calais
UN News, 20 August 2015
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today welcomed the joint declaration signed by the Governments of France and the United Kingdom on the… Read more »
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Africa: France, Britain Strengthen Security At Calais
News24Wire, 20 August 2015
Officials from France and Britain signed an agreement on Thursday to strengthen security co-operation at a popular border crossing, announcing measures including improved detection… Read more »
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Africa: British Jews Condemn Prime Minister Over African Migrants
The Point, 14 August 2015
As the debate regarding African migrants trying to reach Europe gains momentum, politicians across the continent are trying hard to handle the situation, and sometimes utter… Read more »
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North Africa: Looking for Safety and a Better Life in Calais' Jungle
UNHCR, 8 August 2015
It's nearly midnight while Farad*, Yacine* and a dozen of migrants and refugees sit around a fire and drink tea in a makeshift shelter in the so-called jungle in Calais. They talk… Read more »
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Africa: 'Shameful' Days as UK Rejects Migrants
African Arguments, 10 August 2015
The press calls it the silly season. Read more »
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Africa: UNHCR Calls for Comprehensive Response to the Calais Situation
UNHCR, 7 August 2015
Stressing the situation was neither new nor unmanageable, the UN refugee agency said on Friday there were an estimated 3,000 refugees and migrants in Calais and elsewhere on the… Read more »
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Africa: Calais Migrants' Stories Speak to a Wider Truth
savethechildren_uk, 4 August 2015
Comment from Justin Forsyth, CEO Save the Children Read more »
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Africa: Police Clear Up Migrant Camps in Paris and Calais
RFI, 2 June 2015
French police officers cleared up on Tuesday morning hundreds of African migrants from a makeshift camp beneath the metro in Paris. Simultaneously, two migrant camps underwent… Read more »
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Africa: 24 Injured in Calais Migrant Brawl
RFI, 1 June 2015
Twenty four were injured early Monday morning in the French northern port of Calais following a brawl between Sudanese and Eritrean migrants. Read more »
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Africa: French Charity Gives Christmas Gifts to Calais Migrants' Children
RFI, 23 December 2014
A charity in Calais in France distributed Christmas gifts on Tuesday to the children of migrants who camp there in their bid to cross the sea to reach Britain. Read more »