UNHCR says at least 40 feared dead or missing in shipwreck off Libya
About 40 people are feared dead or missing after the latest wreck of a boat carrying migrants bound
Shona community in Kenya to receive birth certificates for the first time
The dream of recognition for at least 4 000 members of the Shona Community living in the country,
115 feared dead after worst Mediterranean shipwreck of the year
About 115 people are missing and feared to have drowned and another 134 were rescued by Libyan coast
Congolese refugees arrive in Uganda
At least 7 500 Congolese refugees have arrived in Uganda since the start of this month, placing
Over six million refugees in Africa
Africa has over 6 million refugees and is one of the regions with the most displaced people in the
Dozens drown on Libyan migrant boat
Dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe drowned in the Mediterranean on Friday and 100 more were
325 detained migrants evacuated as war reaches Tripoli
The United Nations refugee agency evacuated 325 African refugees on Wednesday from Qasr BenGashir
Annual migrant deaths in Mediterranean fall by over a quarter
The number of migrants who died or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean fell by more
UNHCR urges Italy to allow migrants trapped on boat to land
The United Nations refugee agency called Wednesday on the Italian government to allow 177 migrants
Protesters loot aid agencies in S.Sudan: UN
Angry protesters on Monday forcefully entered and looted around 10 humanitarian agency compounds in
Horror and fear grip survivors of Congo’s hidden war
The last thing 11-year-old Mave Grace saw before falling unconscious was men with machetes cutting
Congo violence pushes thousands into displaced camp
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday (February 20) that 630,000 people have
UN alarmed by forced return of refugees from Cameroon into Nigeria
UN refugee agency is alarmed by a fresh incident of forced returns of refugees from Cameroon into
Dozens of migrants rescued from burning rubber dinghy off Spain
Dozens of migrants were rescued at the weekend after jumping from a rubber dinghy that had burst
56 jail terms for Egypt migrant shipwreck
An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced 56 people to prison terms of between seven and 10 years over the
UN worried about forced return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon
The UNHCR said on Tuesday it is concerned about Cameroon forcing thousands of refugees to return to
Thousands flee famine, fighting in S.Sudan
South Sudanese continue to flee their country because of the ongoing fighting and famine.
31 Somalis killed in raid off Yemen coast
Thirty-one Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on Thursday when a helicopter
Millions of African refugees face hunger
Across Africa, some two million refugees are facing critical shortages in food assistance, the
Rebel taxes and seizures drive hungry children out of Somalia
Thousands of malnourished Somali women and children are fleeing into Ethiopia to escape Islamist