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Africa: Ukraine - The Good, Bad and Ideal Refugees
The Conversation Africa, 8 March 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February has already caused two million refugees to flee the country. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees predicts that another… Read more »
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Africa: The Plight of African Students Stuck in Ukraine - 'We Really Need to Go Home'
RFI, 7 March 2022
As Russia opens humanitarian corridors from several Ukrainian main cities, hundreds of African and Indian students trapped in the eastern city of Sumy hope that they will finally… Read more »
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Ghana: Students Say Flight From Ukraine Hampered By Discrimination
VOA, 7 March 2022
It took two days for Janet and some other Ghanaian students to reach Lviv from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Then they spent another 13 hours waiting to cross the border, the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Updated - Russia-Ukraine War: Second Batch of Nigerian Evacuees Arrive Abuja
Premium Times, 4 March 2022
The second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Poland have arrived this evening in Abuja. Read more »
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Africa: Africa Rushes to Evacuate Nationals From Ukraine
DW, 3 March 2022
Following reports of mistreatment and racial profiling of Africans in war-ravaged Ukraine, governments have begun to evacuate their nationals. Most of the evacuees were medical… Read more »
African Govts Intensify Efforts to Get Citizens Home from Ukraine
Amid reports of mistreatment and racial profiling of Africans in war-ravaged Ukraine, countries have intensified efforts to evacuate their nationals from Ukraine. The African Union has urged governments to respect international law and assist all those fleeing from the war in Ukraine after African students raised concerns of discrimination at the border points.
Deutsche Welle reports that some students are happily back with their families, but many remain stranded inside Ukraine and at border points with neighboring Poland. Other Africans have chosen to stay inside Ukraine, particularly those without residence permits.
African countries that are repatriating their citizens include Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria andTanzania.
A government official speaks to Ghanaian students evacuated from Ukraine on their arrival in Accra.
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South Africa: South Africans Fleeing Ukraine Encounter Physical Threats, Racism and Confusing Information
Daily Maverick, 3 March 2022
Since the onset of the Russian invasion in Ukraine on Thursday, 24 February, more than one million refugees have fled into neighbouring countries such as Poland, Romania and… Read more »
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Africa: 'Only Ukrainians, Not Blacks' - Fleeing African Students Face Racism
African Arguments, 3 March 2022
Those fleeing Russia's invasion speak of discrimination by both officials and fellow refugees and of a lack of support from their governments. Read more »
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3 March 2022
Zambian Students Celebrate With Hichilema After Ukraine Evacuation
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Minister of Information and Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda tweeted: President @HHichilema just had a Zoom meeting ... see more »
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28 February 2022
Statement of the African Union on the Reported ill Treatment of Africans Trying to Leave Ukraine
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- African Union
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- African Union
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The current Chair of the African Union and President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, ... see more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Evacuating Its Citizens From Ukraine
The Herald, 28 February 2022
Zimbabwe is evacuating its citizens who have managed to leave Ukraine to neighbouring countries, mainly Poland following an ongoing military operation in that country by Russian… Read more »
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South Africa: South African Students Stranded as Russia Invades Ukraine
allAfrica, 25 February 2022
Some South African students who are pursuing their studies in the eastern European country are desperate to come home, after thousands of Russian troops invaded Ukraine. They say… Read more »
InFocus
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The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on the war in Ukraine on March 2, 2022 in which the vote overwhelming supported a call for Russia to wi Read more »
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South Africa is scrambling to repair relations with the Kremlin after International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor issued an unusually strong statement calling on ... Read more »
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African leaders have reacted with concern to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As African students who are studying in the Ukraine call for help, world markets recoil and global ... Read more »
