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Nigerian journalist with Ghanaian refugee passport details how authorities refused him entry into Zimbabwe

Nigerian journalist details how authorities refused him entry into Zimbabwe with Ghanaian refugee passport An investigative journalist and filmmaker from Nigeria who attempted entering Zimbabwe without a visa has prompted an online diplomatic conversation on Twitter after he was turned away. David Hundeyin first made a post on Twitter at …

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NRC: World’s 10 ‘most neglected’ refugee crises all in Africa

The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking starvation deaths and prolonging conflicts, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned. “With the all-absorbing war in Europe’s Ukraine, I fear African suffering will be pushed further into the shadows,” the aid …

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Shock as Congolese refugee in Brazil is beaten to death over unpaid wages, witnesses say

Police in Brazil have arrested three men in connection with the deadly beating of a 24-year-old Congolese refugee at a beachside kiosk in Rio de Janeiro. According to Reuters, security camera photos that were released by the police on Tuesday showed three men assaulting Moise Kabagambe with sticks. The images …

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Joe Biden raises refugee admissions cap after outcry

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionPresident Biden is facing a record surge of immigrants at the US-Mexico border President Joe Biden has lifted the US annual refugee cap, bowing to outrage from his party after he initially opted to stick by the Trump-era figure. The Democratic president is raising the cap from …

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South Sudan refugees killed in Ugandan camp

Six refugees from South Sudan have been killed and four others injured in a resettlement camp in Madi Okollo, north-western Uganda. A police spokeswoman for the West Nile region, Josephine Angucia, said 13 villagers had been arrested in connection to the deaths on Friday. The killings happened after a number …

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Fire kills 14 at refugee camp in northeast Nigeria

At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured when a fire broke out Thursday at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northeast Nigeria. The incident took place at a camp in Ngala, a small town close to the border with Cameroon, an official of the Borno State …

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