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refugees and internally displaced people
Wagner mercenaries in campaign of terror in Mali
Mercenaries with Russia’s Wagner Group, fighting alongside Malian soldiers, have assaulted women, massacred civilians and burned villages in Mali - a campaign of wanton violence that is fueling a rapidly growing refugee crisis in neighboring Mauritania.
DR Congo unrest sparks biggest refugee wave to Burundi in 25 years
Burundi grapples with its largest refugee influx in 25 years as families escape the escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwandan-backed M23 fighters have seized key cities, raising alarms at the UN Security Council.
Afrikaners demand two-state solution similar to Israel at US embassy demonstration
As Palestine is still reeling from an ongoing genocide, many South Africans online argue that those advocating for this want black people to be brutalised like those in Gaza.
South Africa's Heart of Darkness —Capitalism, Cannibalism and Cadavers
How can one rationalise punishing miners in such a manner—miners who, in many cases, are themselves economic refugees from within South Africa who are dispossessed in their own land.
Crisis in Sudan and Humanitarian Aid
The brutal conflict between SAF and RSF since 2023 has forced millions of Sudanese to flee their ancestral homes, pushing the total number of displaced people there to about 12 million in June 2024, the biggest displacement crisis in the world, writes Tony Ademiluyi.
Home Affairs ramping up probe into corruption in visa and permit applications
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi said they set up a task team to investigate corruption in the issuing of visas and permits in the department.
Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded S. Sudan camps
Nearly eight million Sudanese civilians have been displaced by the conflict between the the army and a powerful paramilitary group.
Rwanda Bill explained: What is the UK's migrant deportation bill?
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's new bill, which seeks to send immigrants who arrive illegally in Britain to Rwanda, faces a contentious vote in parliament on Tuesday.
Rwanda Bill: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces crunch parliamentary showdown
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the biggest parliamentary test of his premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on his divisive plan to send asylum seekers to live in Rwanda.
Sudan on verge of humanitarian crisis
Thousands of people have already left Sudan for Egypt, Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia and other neighbouring states.
We are not going to Lindela Repatriation Centre, say refugees camped outside UN offices
The latest offer to settle these families and their children, some as young as 3, followed a new court order which recommended that the affected parties, such as Brooklyn residents, support moves for an amicable relocation.
WATCH: Millions of Africans displaced by climate-related disasters
Across many parts of Africa, conflict, political violence, climate change and food insecurity are converging to forcibly displace more Africans than ever.
Hundreds of Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in US
San Pedro Tapanatepec, Mexico - Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule.
WATCH: British High Court rules UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful
Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London’s high court ruled on Monday
Ethiopian government to investigate deaths of 27 migrants in Zambia
Zambian police found the bodies of the 27 men on Sunday in Chongwe Ngwerere, a farming area on the outskirts of the capital, who are believed to have suffocated or died from suspected hunger and exhaustion while in transit.
King Charles celebrates arrival of Ugandan Asians, Indians to UK 50 years ago
King Charles III welcomed members of the Asian community, including Indians, who came to the UK some 50 years ago after they were expelled by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
WATCH: Ukraine urges refugees to stay abroad as winter power cuts loom
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk told Ukrainians currently sheltering abroad that they should wait until spring before returning to Ukraine.
17 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island
The death toll has risen to 17 after a boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off the coasts of Lesvos island in the Aegean Sea on Thursday, Greek national broadcaster ERT reported, citing authorities.
Nearly 6 000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support
Refugees are issued with voluntary repatriation documents and receive expedited immigration clearance, health screening, security, food and water before their return.
Bleak future for Zimbabwean families depending on breadwinners in South Africa
Remittances to Zimbabwe in jeopardy if relatives lose the right to work legally in SA
Denmark moves closer to sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
In August, the Danish government announced the opening of a project office in Rwanda’s capital Kigali as part of the Nordic country’s plan to eventually set up an asylum centre in the East African nation.
Zimbabwe Consulate will hold an exercise for its residents in the Free State who need consular services
The consulate encouraged the Zimbabwean community in the Free State Province to take advantage of this exercise to regularise and update their documents.
Zimbabwe jails 148 Malawian nationals found without legal documents
Harare has sentenced the 148 Malawian nationals to between four and six months in prison, the Malawi Freedom Network reports. The Malawians are awaiting deportation by the Chivhu and Mvuma magistrates
How many Ukrainian refugees have been trafficked? We won't know for years
Since Russia escalated its war in Ukraine in February, aid workers and volunteers have been reporting instances of human trafficking on Ukraine's borders.
Uganda is home to around 1. 3 million refugees – the largest number of refugees in any country in Africa
The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past decade and stands at the highest level since records began.