Io Capitano is a cinematic journey of hope and heroism
The brilliant Io Capitano, which opens the 11th European Film Festival, puts a human face on migration issues
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Human rights report details onslaught on Rwandan dissidents
It says the international community has failed to recognise and stem the persecution of Rwandan refugees and critics of the Kagame regime
Families trucked off to prison in Malawi crackdown on expatriates
Refugees ‘hounded like dogs’ by the police and army despite protests by the United Nations Refugee Agency and civil society
Congolese refugees living in South Africa voluntarily repatriated
Although some refugees choose to leave, others refuse to leave if not on their own conditions
Refugees: The fallout of all wars
In World War I, millions of people fled Germany and millions fled when Germany occupied their countries; in Ukraine, it’s estimated four million will flee; and around the world there are 30 million refugees
Born in but stateless in South Africa
Many young people in Mpumalanga – most of them descendants of Mozambicans who fled the civil war – are in limbo because they don’t have identity documents and birth certificates
UN denies Sudan refugee camps used as bolthole for Tigray rebels
Last month Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia, saying Addis Ababa had spurned its efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Tigray conflict.
World Refugee Day: A call for inclusion as 82-million people are displaced
More than 11-million people were forced to flee their countries in 2020
The SADC will regret its approach to Mozambique’s insurgence
The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk
‘In Kenya, you cannot go anywhere without an ID. I don’t have one’
Double-registration has effectively rendered stateless tens of thousands of Kenyan citizens who are ethnically Somali
Rich nations ‘not helping’ refugees
Conflict in Ethiopia has displaced masses of people, but relief efforts are under-funded
Widespread torture and rape documented in Libya’s refugee camps
An increasing number of refugees are being tortured and raped in Libya, a new study has found.
Kenya plans to close world’s biggest refugee camp Dadaab
Kenya has announced that it plans to close Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp, by the end of August
Africa’s forgotten stateless population
Africa has one of the largest stateless populations in the world, however governments have only recently started to recognise it as a serious problem
South Cameroon a ‘big ghost town’
Tens of thousands of English-speaking Cameroonians have fled the country ahead of the presidential vote
Libya’s militias agree to UN ceasefire in Tripoli
The United Nations has hailed a deal to ‘end all hostilities’ and ‘protect civilians’ after days of deadly clashes in the capital
US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
Ambassador Nikki Haley’s announcement comes a month after the UNHRC voted to probe the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli security forces
Kenya hosts first-ever TEDx event at refugee camp
Refugees share stories of resilience and creativity at a rare web-streaming event in Kakuma camp in northwest Kenya
Sudan’s state-supported smugglers
The Sudanese government has received money from the EU to stem the flow of migrants, but officials are colluding with smugglers and human traffickers
Mozambican war victims embrace their new home in Limpopo
The land is not just the dusty earth on which we stand. It is an affirmation of self. It is the urgent aspiration for dignity and agency.
Displaced Congolese find unlikely refuge in Angola
So far, an estimated 12 300 people have made the perilous journey to safety on foot, fleeing deepening conflict in Kasai province
Is South Africa home to more than a million asylum-seekers? The numbers don’t add up
A recent report published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees claims that there are more than a million asylum seekers in SA.
Eritreans flee camps but find they’re in psychological prisons
Eritrea is one of the most repressive states in the world and the refugee camps offer little freedom or safety, but enslavement and abuse instead.
Lake Chad: Where refugees flee from Boko Haram
The M&G’s Lauren Clifford-Holmes reflects on her trip to Chad where she visited refugee camps filled with families trying to escape Boko Haram.
Pilot mobile court launches in Uganda to assist refugees
Uganda’s government and the UN Refugee Agency have launched a pilot mobile court system to improve access to justice for victims of crimes.
The forgotten: Humanitarian crisis unfolds in CAR
The humanitarian emergency in the Central African Republic worsens daily as security in much of the country remains elusive.
War orphans on the run
It was when armed men appeared in town that 13-year-old Israel Gbehe knew it was time to run.
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Kenya ‘endangering lives of Somali refugees’
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused Kenya of endangering the lives of thousands of Somali refugees who are being deported.
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Zambia’s last DRC refugees fear return home
Ten years after fleeing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Muzungu Makoi says he is still haunted by the massacres and refuses to leave Zambia.
