Tag: refugees
23,000 people fled DRC amid violence in north east – UN
The violence between M23 rebel forces and the Congolese army in Rutshuru near the border with Uganda and Rwanda since…
Communal crisis: Ebonyi SEMA receives refugees from Cross River community
The Ebonyi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Monday received indigenes of the state displaced from Ekajiok in Ogoja Local…
Cameroon expels 100,000 Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has appealed to Cameroonian authorities not to evict over 100,000 of Nigerian refugees…
U.S. to admit 310,000 refugees, asylum seekers in 2019
The U.S. Government says it anticipates processing up to 310,000 refugees and asylum seekers in 2019.
Uganda to distribute free mosquito nets to refugees
As the world commemorates World Refugee Day on Wednesday, Uganda said it will distribute mosquito nets to all refugees in…
2 refugees killed while watching World Cup match
The police said two South Sudan refugees were killed in an ethnic clash while watching a World Cup football match…
9 refugees die in Uganda cholera break – Authorities
Authorities said nine refugees were confirmed dead on Thursday morning and more than 300 people were isolated in several health…
UN tells Member States to take in refugees from Libya
The UN on Monday appealed to member States to take in 1,300 mainly African refugees stranded in Libya, many of…
Deportation of Nigerian refugees worrisome – Dabiri-Erewa
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says alleged forced deportation of…
Romania To Receive Nearly 2,000 Refugees
Romania said it was to take in 1,942 refugees who escaped from the Middle East and reached Greece or Italy,Foreign…
UN to halt forceful repatriation of Nigerian refugees
UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is taking urgent steps to intervene in the forceful repatriation of Nigerian…
Returning Nigerian Refugees Could Create New Crisis – UNHCR
Nigerian refugees who fled Islamist militants are returning from Cameroon risk creating a new humanitarian crisis, the head of the…
UNHCR sends relief items for Congolese IDPS
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is shipping tents, mosquito nets and other essential relief items to Angola, where…
Cameroon continues deportation of Nigerian refugees to villages
The Doctors Without Borders aid group says it has witnessed Cameroon's military returning Nigerian refugees to their country as the…
49,376 Somali Refugees Repatriated
The UN refugee agency said Tuesday that it has repatriated some 49,376 Somali refugees in Kenya since the return exercise…