Amuri Djuma came to South Africa in 2004, leaving behind conflict in his home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. He first worked as barber, then branched into carpentry as a trade. Later Amuri opened a furniture store and hairdressing business, which employed South Africans. During March and April 2015 violent xenophobic attacks spread across South Africa's KwaZulu Natal province, leaving seven people dead, several injured and more than 7,000 foreign nationals displaced. On the night of 16 Go to resource »
During March and April 2015 violent xenophobic attacks spread across South Africa's KwaZulu Natal province, leaving seven people dead, several injured and more than 7,000 foreign nationals displaced. Initially housed in three displacement camps around Durban, the number of people - predominantly Malawians, Mozambicans and Zimbabweans - dwindled as they were repatriated. Thousands of them boarded busses for an exodus en mass. As the displacement camps emptied out during April refugees from Burundi and Go to resource »
Inside war-torn Libya, thousands of foreign nationals, including refugees and asylum-seekers, face abductions for ransom, torture and sexual violence by traffickers, smugglers and organized criminal groups. Many are systematically subjected to discrimination and exploitation by their employers or face indefinite detention in appalling conditions on account of their immigration status. Religious minorities, in particular Christian migrants and refugees, are persecuted and are at highest risk of abuse
Go to resource »The civil war in South Sudan has already killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than a million. Now, another 100,000 people have been forced to leave their homes as fighting between rebels and government forces resumes. Aid agencies have been forced to evacuate their international staff. The warring factions have so far failed to reach a peace deal to end the war which started in late 2013.
So what's next? And is the world's newest country being forgotten?
Go to resource »The army said it has rescued a number of girls from Boko Haram, but none are Chibok schoolgirls.
Go to resource »Are the presidential polls in Burundi in danger of overshadowing the reconciliation process? And is there an ethnic dimension to the political unrest?
Presenter: Jane Dutton
Guests:
Gervais Abayeho - Burundi's President's Spokesman.
Yolande Bouka - Conflict and Risk Analysis Researcher at the Institute of Security Studies.
Andrew Wallis -
Go to resource »Xenophobic attacks affect ties with other African countries, prompting diplomatic steps to ease tensions.
Presenter: Jane Dutton
Guests:
Andrew Asamoah - Senior Researcher at the Institute of Security Studies
Eusebius McKaiser - Political Analyst and Social Commentator
Simon Allison - Africa Editor for Daily Maverick. And a consultant for the Institute of Security Studies
Go to resource »People with disabilities in the Central African Republic were often left behind and struggled to flee to safety when their communities came under the brutal attacks by armed groups beginning in 2013.
Go to resource »The UN estimates that about 800 migrants died when their boat capsized off Libya over the weekend, making it the worst tragedy of its kind on the Mediterranean. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan spoke to one of the 28 survivors in Catania, Italy.
Go to resource »Video coverage prepared by Amnesty International for the first anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok giris.
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