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Uganda: Afghan Refugees Expected in Uganda
VOA, 21 August 2021
Ugandan officials have confirmed the country will be receiving 145 evacuees from Afghanistan on Sunday. Read more »
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Uganda: Afghan Refugees - Scramble in Top Circles After Leak On U.S. Deal
Nation, 18 August 2021
Senior Ugandan officials held a crisis meeting last evening to thrash out details of a plan to host at least 2,000 refugees fleeing Afghanistan. Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda to Host 2,000 Afghan Refugees at U.S. Request
VOA, 18 August 2021
KAMPALA - Uganda has agreed to temporarily host 2,000 Afghan refugees at the request of the United States. Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda to Host 2,000 Afghan Refugees On US Request
Citizen, 17 August 2021
Uganda is set to temporarily host 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan following the political unrest in the country. Read more »
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South Africa: SA Raises Concern Over Afghan Crisis
SAnews.gov.za, 17 August 2021
South Africa has expressed concern at the plight of citizens who seek safety and security among the deepening crisis in Afghanistan. Read more »
Uganda to Host 2,000 Afghanistan Refugees On U.S. Request
Uganda has agreed to temporarily host 2,000 Afghan refugees at the request of the United States. Esther Anyakun, Uganda's state minister for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees confirmed this saying "we are expecting them to be brought in shifts of 500. So, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) secured Imperial hotels in Entebbe as a transit center for them to first of all arrive and be screened."
UNHCR's Uganda representative, Joel Boutroue confirmed and welcomed the decision to receive the Afghan refugees. Boutroue said the UNHCR is preparing to receive the refugees who will be tested for Covid-19 before they are sent to isolation centres.
Thousands of Afghans are fleeing the country after Taliban fighters announced that they had entered Kabul and taken control of the presidential palace. Uganda has the largest number of refugees in any country in Africa and is the third largest host to refugees in the world.
