November 04, 2022
Malawi: Refugees in Malawi Seize WFP Vehicle in Protest Over Food Rations
Refugees in Malawi's Dzaleka camp who were removed from a food rations list have protested and seized a World Food Program vehicle. Read more »
Cameroon: Govt Reports Influx of Nigerians Fleeing Boko Haram Attacks
Cameroon says more than 1,000 Nigerians have crossed the country's border in the past three weeks - fleeing attacks by Boko Haram militants in northeast Borno state. Cameroon's… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: IDP Camp Closures Deepen Desperation in Borno State, Rights Group Says
The closure of camps for people displaced by Islamist militants in Nigeria's Borno state has pushed more than 200,000 people into extreme poverty, a rights group says. Read more »
October 24, 2022
Cameroon: Authorities Say Cholera Hits Minawao, a Nigerian Refugee Camp
Authorities in Cameroon say they are struggling to contain a cholera outbreak in an overcrowded refugee camp on its northern border with Nigeria. In the past week, three people… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Botswana: Botswana Expresses Concerns Over Influx of Asylum Seekers
Botswana has expressed concern over an influx of asylum seekers who fled from countries where they had already been granted refugee status. Nearly 700 refugees have arrived from… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Floods Kill More Than 600, Slows Shipments of Essentials
The death toll from heavy flooding in Nigeria has now surpassed 600, with more than 1 million people displaced from their homes. The flooding has covered farms and roads and slowed… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Malawi: Refugees Protest Over Food Ration Delays
In Malawi, hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers held protests Tuesday over delays for promised cash assistance to buy food. Protesters told VOA they have waited almost four… Read more »
October 03, 2022
East Africa: DRC Refugees to Uganda Expected to Double As Conflict Rages
The government of Uganda and the U.N. Refugee Agency say a surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Congolese Refugees Return Home From Exile
The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia. Read more »
September 23, 2022
Somalia: Somalis Flee to IDP Camps, Neighboring Countries As Drought Worsens
The United Nations refugee agency is appealing for greater donor support to help the millions in the Horn of Africa who have fled their homes to escape record drought, conflict and… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Africa: #AfricaClimateCrisis, Conflict Forcing More People in Africa to Flee Their Homes - UN
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is warning that the displacement crisis in the Horn of Africa and Sahel is getting worse as the impact of climate change and conflict are forcing… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Somalia: Drought Forcing New Arrivals in Relief Camps to Eat Animal Skins
Somali authorities say a record drought has created near-famine conditions in South West state. New arrivals at relief camps say they are eating animal skins to survive. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Says Border Conflict Exacerbating Hunger and Malnutrition
Authorities in Cameroon say thousands of people who fled communal violence near the borders with Chad and Nigeria are suffering from malnutrition with scores of children dying in… Read more »