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More African refugees from Libya arrive in Rwanda

More African migrants trapped in Libya and seeking refuge have arrived in Rwanda as part of a resettlement program. Those who arrived over the weekend...

SA police condemned for ‘brutalizing’ refugees

South Africa police unit has been condemned by human rights group for using excessive force on refugees on Wednesday. Protesting refugees and other foreign nationals...

Refugees in South Africa agitate over xenophobic attacks

Some refugees residing in South Africa have staged a protest outside the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Regional Office for Southern Africa in...

590 Burundian refugees return home from Tanzania

Almost 600 refugees on Thursday left Tanzania to return to their home country of Burundi as part of a mass repatriation. In August this year...

Tanzania to send back 200,000 Burundian refugees

Tanzania will in October this year send back some 200,000 Burundian refugees. Burundi and Tanzania agreed to this move stating that the repatriation of these...

The forgotten refugees of Western Sahara

Omar is seated on a carpet in his father's tent. He was born here, the 21-year-old says – here in the refugee camp of...

Fighting in Ethiopia displaces 700,000 people

Fighting in parts of Ethiopia since July has displaced over 200,000 people, aid group Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says. Those displaced according to the NRC...

Uganda wants South Sudan refugees to return home

Uganda wants South Sudanese refugees to return home after their rival leades signed a peace deal to end years of fighting. President Yoweri Museveni says...

Uganda: Refugees fight during World Cup match, 4 killed

Police in Uganda have arrested 15 South Sudan refugees for fighting over a world cup match. The fight erupted on Sunday during Brazil and Switzerland...

68.5 million people displaced globally

A high record number of people have been forcibly displaced globally. The United Nations’ refugee agency says 68.5 million people have fled their home countries...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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