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Congolese refugees killed in Rwanda

Five refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed during a protest over a cut in food rations in Rwanda.

Uganda suspends 4 officials for inflating refugee figures

The government of Uganda has announced the suspension of four officials following reports of their roles in inflating refugee figures.

Congolese refugees refuse to return home

Congolese refugees in Angola have said they will not return home despite an agreement between the two governments’ officials to repatriate them.

At least 15,000 Cameroonians flee to Nigeria

The United Nations (UN) refugee agency has said that over 15,000 Cameroonians have fled to Nigeria as the government continues with a major crackdown on Anglophone separatists.

Liberian refugees in Ghana protest over resettlement package

Some Liberian refugees in Ghana have staged a protest against the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the West African nation over resettlement package.

EU leaders clash over refugees

Two years after the Mediterranean migrant crisis shook the European Union, a tentative effort by the bloc to patch up differences over refugee policy has stumbled, revealing enduring rifts among the bloc’s leaders over the contentious question.

Togo refugees in Ghana return home

Officials in Ghana have said that Togolese nationals who fled their country following a crackdown on protesters demanding an end to the Gnassingbe dynasty have started returning home.

26 anti-Gnassingbe protesters to be charged in Ghana

26 Togolese nationals are to appear in court on Monday in Ghana’s capital Accra after police officers arrested them for staging an unlawful protest over the weekend to demand for the resignation of their President, Faure Gnassingbe.

Boko Haram victims protest food shortages

Hundreds of Nigerians who have been displaced by Boko Haram insurgency have staged a protest on the streets of Maiduguri over food shortages and poor conditions in their refugee camp.

DRC probes killing of Burundian refugees

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Sunday that it had opened an inquiry after soldiers fired on Burundian refugees in the eastern South Kivu province, killing dozens.

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