March 04
Ethiopia: Karrayyu Pastoralists Endure Three-Month Drought in Oromia's Fentale District, Livestock Deaths and Displacement Reported
Addis Standard
Residents of Fentale district in the East Shewa zone of the Oromia region report that the Karrayyu pastoralist community has been struggling with a severe drought for over three… Read more »
Kenya: Murkomen Urges Developed Nations to Address Refugee Funding Crisis After U.S. Aid Freeze
Capital FM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called on developed nations to take greater financial responsibility in sustaining humanitarian programs for refugees and asylum… Read more »
March 03
South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Hit by More Floods
allAfrica
KwaZulu-Natal, particularly eThekwini, faced further devastation over the weekend as heavy rains exacerbated the damage caused by recent floods, leaving more people homeless and… Read more »
Sudan: Both Sides Accused of 'Turning Camps for Displaced People Into Battlefields'
Dabanga
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and RSF-aligned Sudanese Joint Force (SJF)* are accused of "turning the camps for the displaced into battlefields", while the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »
March 02
Nigeria: Borno Govt Sends Repatriated Refugees Home With N200,000 Each
Premium Times
On Saturday, the last batch of about a hundred people left their temporary camp in Maiduguri. Read more »
February 28
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Refugees Forced to Evacuate After M23 Militia Order
MSF
Following fighting and evacuation orders from the Mouvement du 23 Mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) group, hundreds of thousands of people have left the displacement camps… Read more »
Sudan: Children Already Dying in Sudan's Stricken Zamzam Camp - WFP
UN News
UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks inside the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur. Read more »
Sudan: UN Official 'Extremely Concerned' About Displaced Unable to Leave Zamzam Camp
Dabanga
United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami yesterday expressed her deep concerns about recent reports of Sudanese unable to leave the… Read more »
South Africa: People Trying to Seek Asylum Should Not Be Deported, Court Hears
GroundUp
Human rights organisation wants Refugees Act amendments declared unconstitutional Read more »
February 27
South Sudan: South Sudan Army Attacks Displace Thousands in Nasir
HRW
Communities at Risk as Crisis Deepens Read more »
Niger: UNHCR Continues to Call for Dialogue to Resolve the Unfolding Situation in the Agadez Humanitarian Centre
UNHCR
UNHCR, the Refugee Agency, is very worried about the situation at the Humanitarian Centre in Agadez. We remain committed to safeguarding the rights and well-being of people forced… Read more »
February 26
South Africa: Operation Dudula's Victims Demand Justice
GroundUp
Litigation against the vigilante group started a year ago Read more »
Kenya: Victory for Kenyans Denied Citizenship
HRW
Constitutional Court Ruling on Identity System Affects Tens of Thousands Read more »
February 25
Congo-Kinshasa: 'We're Afraid to Return Home' - Uprooted Again, Congolese Civilians Face Hunger and More Insecurity
UN News
Around 700,000 people were forced to leave Goma, one of the biggest cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) when it fell in January to rebels, known as M23. With the… Read more »
Central Africa: Brazzaville Hosts a Key Ministerial Meeting On Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Central Africans
UNHCR
The governments of the signatory countries of the Yaoundé Declaration and the European Union met in Brazzaville last Friday for the second ministerial meeting of the… Read more »
South Africa: Refugees Wait Decades for Home Affairs to Recognise Their Families
GroundUp
Despite a 2019 court ruling on "family joining", spouses and children of asylum seekers are struggling to get documented Read more »
February 21
Libya: How Conflict in Libya Facilitated Transnational Expansion of Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking [analysis]
Chatham House
How the Libyan conflict transformed human trafficking routes in West Africa, and why Europe's response has so far failed. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Urgent Appeal Launched As DR Congo Crisis Fuels Mass Displacement to Burundi
UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its impact on… Read more »
Nigeria: Fresh 180 Nigerians Repatriated From Libya
Daily Trust
Fresh 180 Nigerians have been repatriated back home on Wednesday via a chartered flight from Libya. Read more »
February 20
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Violence Has Pushed 35,000 to Burundi, Says UN Refugee Agency
UN News
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Spreads to South Kivu as Clashes Continue [interview]
MSF
Marcus Bachmann, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Refugees Imprisoned and Impoverished By Ethiopian Visa Policy
The New Humanitarian
"There is no logic in asking us to pay such amounts when we fled a war." Read more »
Africa: Seeds of Hope - Houssenni's Journey Back to Central Africa
UNHCR
Houssenni Adamou, fled the Central African Republic 10 years ago leaving his wife and two children behind. As the first voluntary repatriation convoy of 2025 prepared to depart,… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Renews Commitment to Refugee, Migrant Rehabilitation
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopia, a country hosting over one million refugees and migrants, has called for the integration of migration issues into national economic and labor market policies. Read more »
February 19
Africa: How Refugee Entrepreneurs Are Supplying Sustainable Energy to the Camps They Live in [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Refugees are providing energy within camps home to millions of displaced people around the world, my research has found. Read more »
