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Africa: The Wrong Solution for the Refugee Crisis
SciDev.Net, 14 September 2015
Knowledge exchange and innovation funding would do more to build stability in North Africa than EU aid ever can. Read more »
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Africa: How the EU's Refugee Plan Stacks Up
IRIN, 10 September 2015
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called for "bold, concerted action" to manage Europe's refugee crisis during his State of the Union address today and outlined a… Read more »
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Africa: Reshaping Mental Health Care in Crises
SciDev.Net, 9 September 2015
Over the past week, long simmering debates about Europe's 'refugee crisis' reached boiling point. Governments finally pledged to help at least some of the refugees and migrants in… Read more »
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Africa: Any Such Thing As a 'Safe' Country?
IRIN, 8 September 2015
At the same time as European Union nations consider opening their doors to more Syrian refugees, they are looking for ways to close them to asylum seekers from other countries. Read more »
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Africa: Why Does Europe Have a Migration Crisis and How Does It Compare With Others Worldwide?
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 8 September 2015
A sudden surge in the numbers of people seeking refuge in Europe this year has European leaders grappling for answers to the crisis, and triggered both fear and compassion among… Read more »
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South Africa: SA Not Asked to Help With European Refugee Crisis - Home Affairs
News24Wire, 7 September 2015
South Africa has not yet been asked to provide help during the European refugee crisis, the Department of Home Affairs said on Monday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Europe's Refugee Crisis and Lessons for Africa
Daily Trust, 8 September 2015
On the 24th of March 1933, a certain Adolf Hitler, formerly a lowly Corporal in the Bavarian Army, stood before the German Reichstag and delivered a speech that was to lead… Read more »
How the EU's Refugee Plan Stacks Up
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has outlined a raft of measures that member states will need to decide whether to adopt in Brussels.
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"It is clear that Europe has the capacities and the size needed to meet the challenges, assuming that it shows unity and jointly assume this responsibility," says the UN High ... Read more »
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While most Africans fleeing repression or seeking opportunity go to another African country, the large outlfow to Europe is likely to grow larger, Economic Commission for Africa ... Read more »
Rescued migrants and asylum seekers wait to leave an Italian Coastguard vessel in Palermo, Italy in April 2015.
