June 23, 2022
South Africa: Refugees Camped Outside UNHCR Face Eviction
"Our problem is South Africa," says Theresa Walu, 41. But the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) "doesn't want to help us with anything, that is the big… Read more »
June 13, 2022
South Africa: Congolese Refugee Shows Dreams Can and Do Come True
After a journey of struggle and hardship, an asylum seeker whose first job in South Africa was being a car guard is now pursuing his PhD at the University of Pretoria. Read more »
June 06, 2022
Cameroon: Locusts in Cameroon - From Pest to Seasonal Asset
People fleeing the wartorn north-west region are catching grasshoppers, plucking, spicing, cooking and selling them. The profit helps keep children in school and households fed. Read more »
June 02, 2022
Rwanda: UK Forges Ahead With Its Controversial Refugee Plan
The countdown has begun for asylum seekers in the United Kingdom who are destined to be sent to Rwanda, where they will have to remain while their applications are processed. Read more »
May 17, 2022
Mali: Govt Ejects French Forces Amid Serious Challenges
The fractious relationship between the two countries has reached a new low with France being ordered to leave immediately. This has many implications for the strife-torn region. Read more »
May 10, 2022
South Africa: Soldiers Harass Us, Say Residents of 'Ecovillage'
An 'equal community' living on a long-defunct military base in the heart of Cape Town feels threatened by the behaviour of defence force members who have moved back into its midst. Read more »
May 05, 2022
Africa: South African Vigilante Militia Steps Up Violence Against Migrants
The xenophobic and violent Operation Dudula is part of a global trend of rising right-wing vigilantism that is finding favour in an era of crisis. Read more »
May 02, 2022
North Africa: The World's Deadliest Migration Route
If they don't drown, migrants sent back from their attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea are often left to languish in detention centres, sometimes for years at a time. Read more »
April 29, 2022
Libya: Libya is a 'Market of Human Beings'
Many African migrants and refugees see crossing the Mediterranean Sea as the only chance for a better life. Sally Hayden tells their harrowing stories in My Fourth Time, We… Read more »
April 22, 2022
South Africa: Rebuilding Durban Will Require the State and Society
The ANC's repeated failures to manage public money with integrity and social purpose are not the only cause for concern as relief efforts get under way in Durban. Read more »
April 20, 2022
South Africa: Transgender Refugees Train Their Eyes On the Future
With employment opportunities especially scarce for transgender and gender-diverse refugees and migrants, a Johannesburg skills development programme equips them with versatility… Read more »