Thousands of refugees in South Africa face uncertainty over their status amid reports that the Department of Home Affairs has been turning away asylum seekers. Read more »
Are the government's large-scale developments in southern Ethiopia forcing local populations to move with the times or just move out the way, asks William Davison for ThinkAfrica ... Read more »
Sudan has expelled 20 staff from the UN refugee office and has refused to renew their permits despite calls from the United Nations to do so. Read more »
The challenge of providing adequate shelter to people displaced by conflict or natural disaster is unique, especially when there is no set duration for their settlement. Read more »
Kenya Working to Relocate Long-Term Somali Refugees ... Egyptians Must Forge Future Together... Zimbabweans Have Mixed Reactions to Election Results Read more »
Over 60,000 refugees have arrived from eastern DR Congo following renewed attacks by the Ugandan Islamist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces, operating around Ruwenzori Mountains ... Read more »
Pope Condemns Indifference to African Refugees...Campaign for Presidency of Troubled Mali in Full Swing...French First Lady Honors Rape Victims in DRC Read more »
The United Nations' High Commisioner for Refugees' Global Trends Report has revealed that 15.4 million refugees, 937,000 asylum seekers, and 28.8 million people forced to flee ... Read more »
As the world marks World Refugee Day, South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor says the country has the highest number of asylum seekers. She has also said that the ... Read more »
The United Nations refugee agency says insecurity in north-eastern Nigeria is forcing people - mostly women and children - to flee to neigbouring Niger and Cameroon. Read more »
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