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February 17, 2023
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Africa, Somalia

The UN expresses concern about Horn of Africa-Gulf migration.

The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), affiliated with the United Nations (UN), has expressed concern about the rising number of female and child migrants from the...

June 21, 2021
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Human Rights, WORLD

Looking Back at 7 Decades of Refugee Journeys

A refugee is a person who moves out of his native country to a foreign region due to factors such as civil wars. As the world commemorates World Refugee...

May 21, 2021
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Morocco

Spain is Intensifying Migrant Deportations Back to Morocco

After crossing the border on Thursday, thousands of refugees could be seen queuing at the Ceuta border in Spain. Earlier this week, security forces struggled to curb an unprecedented...

March 1, 2021
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Libya, News

Coastguards Rescue Refugees Off the Libyan Waters

Often, migrants from different African states tend to cross the Mediterranean waters to Europe through Libya. Nevertheless, amid their journeys, they risk their lives traveling in unauthorized vessels sneaking...

February 22, 2021
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Niger, Politics

Polls Open Ahead of Niger’s Run-Off Presidential Elections

On Sunday, polls in Niger were opened as the voters braced about to elect a new president. The run-off election is the first-ever transfer of power through ballot box...

February 12, 2021
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Africa, Ethiopia

Ethiopia Shuts Down Camps Housing Eritrean Refugees

On Thursday, Ethiopian authorities reported closing two camps in Tigray after residents complained of attacks. According to the United Nations, witnesses alleged that Eritrean troops might have launched the...

January 25, 2021
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Africa, News, Somalia

Clashes Surge in Somali Near Border with Kenya

Violence erupted in Somalia yesterday during the wee hours of the night between Jubbaland and Somali forces in a town near the border between Kenya and Somalia. This incident...

January 11, 2021
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Africa, Burundi, Business

Innocent Havyarimana, a Burundian Businessman Joins in COVID-19 Campaigns

A young Burundian businessman has been aiding in the control of COVID-19 through his soap making business. The 35 -year- old has spent most of his teenage life in...

November 25, 2020
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Human Rights, WORLD

French Police Forceful Refugees Evacuation

Online photos and videos of a scuffle between the French police and demonstrators have led to social media uproar. Gerald Darmian, French Interior Minister, says he is launching a...

November 24, 2020
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Africa, Human Rights, Rwanda

Rwanda Continues with Libyan Refugees Rescue Mission

On November 19, 2020, the Rwandan Ministry of Emergency Management; announced on their official Twitter handle the safe arrival of the fourth group of 79 refugees and asylum seekers...

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