Luka Isaac Batakwa reminisced about the scary night when he lost his four relatives when gunmen belonging to the terror group Boko Haram raided his village in Nigeria. He had seen and had enough and made up his mind to flee to neighbouring Cameroon. There, he joined thousands of other …
Read More »No funds to support DRC refugees in Tanzania
Tanzania has raised the red flag over lack of funds to take care of the increased number of refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo. Authorities in Dodoma appealed to development partners to support refugees living in camps. It followed an announcement earlier by the World Food Programme that it would …
Read More »Security beefed up following Burkinabe refugees in Sissala West – DCE
The Sissala West District Chief Executive (DCE), Mrs. Ayisha Baton Hor has assured locals that there is no cause for alarm regarding security. About 800 Burkinabes are seeking refuge in seven communities in the Sissala West district of the Upper West region. The development comes after unknown persons attacked their …
Read More »NIA begins registration exercise for refugees living in Ghana
The National Identification Authority has begun the registration and issuance of Refugee Identity Cards to refugees living in Ghana. The process is expected to enable refugees in the country to get access to some social services they do not currently enjoy as a result of their unregistered status. Accessing basic …
Read More »US to admit 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine – Official
The United States is imposing sanctions on more than 400 people and entities, including Russian oligarchs, politicians and defence companies, in connection with the invasion of Ukraine, as Western leaders met in Brussels to discuss their response to the war. The US is to admit 100,000 refugees fleeing the war …
Read More »Biden backtracks on keeping Trump cap on refugees
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionThe decision is said to have been influence by problems at the US-Mexico border President Joe Biden has reversed course hours after signing an order to keep the number of refugees admitted annually to the US at Trump-era levels. Mr Biden drew ire on Friday as he held …
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