Malawi: Voluntary Refugee Repatriation Gains Ground As First Somalian Flies Back to His Country

Voluntary refugee repatriation continues to gain as ground in Malawi, with the Department of Refugees, in the Ministry of Homeland Security, seeing off the first Somalian national… Read more »

Malawi: 52 Burundian Refugees Voluntarily Goes Back Home

Department of refugees in the Ministry of Homeland Security in the country has today facilitated voluntary repatriation of at least 52 people from Burundi who were staying in the… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Govt, NGOs Urged to Address Inequality to Achieve Peace Between Refugees and Host Communities

Traditional leaders surrounding Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa have highlighted deepening social and economic inequalities between refugees and host communities as some of the… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Govt Conducts Refugees Database Audit As Relocation Exercise Continues

Government says it is to conduct a thorough database audit for refugees at the overcrowded Dzaleka camp in Dowa to determine the exact number of refugees and asylum seekers living… Read more »

Malawi: Refugee Rights Violations in Malawi Reported to Complaints Commission

Inua Advocacy--an organization advocating for refugee rights in Malawi and beyond--submitted to the Independent Complaints Commission (ICC) 37 cases of refugee rights violations… Read more »

Malawi: MPs Demand for Full Repatriation of Refugees

Members of Parliament have called for full repatriation of refugees to their respective native countries. Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Parliamentary Committee Approves Refugee Relocation Camp

The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security on Saturday toured the proposed site for a new refugee camp in the area of Group Village Headman (GVH) Kayilizi in Senior Chief… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Govt Calls for Support Towards Refugees' Welfare

Minister of Homeland Security Kenneth Zikhale Ng'oma has called for support from the local and international community in order to provide a conducive environment for refugees in… Read more »

Southern Africa: UNHCR Southern Africa Delegation in Malawi to Discuss Relocation of Refugees, Asylum Seekers

A high level delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Southern Africa has arrived in the country on a mission to discuss with the Government of… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Govt, UNHCR Set Repatriate 44 Refugees Back to Rwanda

The Malawi Government in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are set to repatriate 44 Rwandan refugees back to their native country. Read more »

Malawi: Refugee Obtains Court Injunction Against Relocation to Dzaleka

The High Court in Lilongwe has granted an injunction to a Burundian refugee restraining the government from relocating him to Dzaleka refugee camp in a sweeping exercise for… Read more »

Malawi: Refugee Sweeping Exercise Starts in the North

Police say the sweeping exercise for refugees from the country's townships and areas has started on a good note in the northern region. Read more »

Malawi: Malawians Urge Govt to Rescind Decision on Relocation of Refugees

Some concerned citizens in the country are advising the government against relocating refugees to Dzaleka camp in Dowa Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Sets April 15 As Deadline for Refugees' Relocation to Dzaleka Camp

Malawi Government has announced the new dates for relocation of refugees and asylum seekers to Dzaleka Refugee camp on Dowa effective from 1st to 15th April 2023. Read more »

Malawi: Govt Tells Refugees to Return to Peaceful Countries

Government is telling refugees whose countries have now attained peace to voluntarily return home. Read more »

Malawi: Govt Sets Nov. 30 As Refugee Relocation Deadline

Minister of Homeland Security, Jean Sendeza has disclosed that the government and its stakeholders will embark on refugee relocation exercise to Dzaleka Refugee Camp with 30th… Read more »