Uganda is one of the largest refugee hosting nations in the world, with over one million refugees, with two-thirds having fled conflict in South Sudan. The 2018 peace deal signed ... Read more »

Nine human rights organizations are calling on members of the United Nations Security Council to focus on the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation in Cameroon at ... Read more »

At least 20,000 refugees have been forced to flee escalating violence in the country's northwest region to Niger since April, the United Nations refugee agency has said. TheRead more »

An Africa Dialogue on refugees is taking place this week at the United Nations, organized by the office of Under-Secretary-General Bience Gawanas, who is Special Advisor on Africa ... Read more »

"Africa is home to over 24 million forcibly displaced persons, representing one-third of the world's total. Forced displacement is not only a tale of human tragedy, it also poses a ... Read more »

Migrant women and children trapped in the battle for control of Libya's capital are being turned away from shelters, exposing them to airstrikes and sexual abuse. In the region of ... Read more »

There are fears for the safety of African migrants after armed men attacked detainees at the Qasr Ben Geshir detention centre on April 23,  according to reports. About 6,000 ... Read more »

The UN refugee agency has noted that U.S. immigration officials recently rejected all 56 of the Somali cases in Dadaab -the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya- that had been ... Read more »

With the recent overthrow of former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, Khartoum's ability to continue to guarantee the peace process in neighbouring South Sudan may be in question ... Read more »

Human Rights Watch and the African Diaspora Forum have called for the urgent investigation and prosecution of those responsible for a spate of attacks against migrants, most of ... Read more »