Tag Archives: Internally displaced person
By Giordano Cossu GOGTI, Ethiopia—The dry season is at its peak in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, and due to scarcer rains, a new food and water emergency looms. With the 2011 famine in memory, the Ethiopian government, the people, … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Internally displaced person, Kenya, Non-governmental organization, Politics of Ethiopia, Somali Region, Somalia
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Internally displaced people in Somalia are suffering sexual violence and other forms of abuse, reports the Human Rights Watch (HRW) campaign group. The abuse takes place at the hands of armed groups, including government forces, it says. In the report, … read more »
By TransConflict Internally displaced persons of the Ruhororo site are living in difficult conditions amongst an already well established population. Despite the harsh conditions that an IDP must live, matters are made more difficult by the frequent confrontations they encounter … read more »
Posted in Article, Burundi, East Africa
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Tagged Burundi, Head of state, IDP, IndepthAfrica, Internally displaced person, Landry Nintereste, Police, Ruhororo, Saturday 24th November
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Amanda Sperber, policymic General elections are about to take place in Kenya. The media can’t stay away from stories about lots of bloodshed in African countries, and after 2007-2008’s violent election, has been waiting with bated breath for this big … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2013 kenyan general election, Associated Press, Great Britain, Hope Camp, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Internally displaced person, International Crisis Group, Kenya, kenya elections 2012 date, kenya elections 2013 violence, kenyan elections 2013 candidates, kenyan elections 2013 date, Kenyan presidential election 2013, Nairobi, next kenyan election, ruling on election date kenya
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By Adeeb Yousif The Darfur conflict and genocide of nine years has been was widely publicized: the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, widespread sexual assaults, and the displacement of millions from their homes to camps with limited … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Darfur, Internally displaced person, Khartoum, Politics of Sudan, Sudan, World Health Organization, Yellow fever, Zalingei
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November 18, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – Hunger and drought is receding in Somalia, but 250 000 people remain on the verge of “imminent starvation”, the United Nations said on Friday in a new assessment. The UN downgraded the situation in three regions – Bay, … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Bakool, breaking news, East Africa, Food Security, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Internally displaced person, Mortality rate, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somali people, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, West Africa
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UNPO alongside the African Rights Monitor (ARM) convened an afternoon seminar to run parallel to the 55th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, convened in New York on March 1st 2011. The session, facilitated by Ms. Maggie … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Lifestyle, News, Somali, Women
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, European Parliament, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Internally displaced person, News local news, Ogaden, Politics of Ethiopia, Somalia, United Nations, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, World news
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Amid growing levels of malnutrition, illness and instability in Darfur displacement camps, United Nations aid and peacekeeping agencies are being accused of capitulating to pressure and interference from the Sudanese government and failing in their duty to protect civilians. Human … read more »
Posted in Columnist, IWPR, News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, breaking news, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, Internally displaced person, International Criminal Court, News local news, newspapers, Omar al-Bashir, Politics of Sudan, Sudan, Tufts University, United Nations, World news
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December 16, 2010 by benim
The three Somali women sat huddled together in a corner of an empty, dusty room in a camp for displaced people in northern Somalia, their faces etched with grief and resignation. They were all rape victims. Two of them had … read more »
Posted in Abuse, East Africa, News, Somali, Women
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Tagged abuse, abuse on women, Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, breaking news, forced sex, Galkacyo, geography, Hargeysa, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Internally displaced person, lifestyle-news, Outline of Somalia, Political geography, Rape, Refugee, Social Issues, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, Transitional Federal Government, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, War Conflict, Women Issues, World news
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December 7, 2010 by benim
GALKAYO, Somalia — Aid workers in Somalia say they are seeing an alarming number of rapes in refugee camps housing those who fled violence in Mogadishu. The Galkayo Education Center for Peace and Development said it has documented 51 cases … read more »
Posted in Abuse, Crime & Corruption, East Africa, News, Refugees/Migrants, Somali, Women
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Tagged Africa news, Galkacyo, IndepthAfrica, Internally displaced person, Mogadishu, Rape, Refugee, Refugee camp, Somalia, Somalia News, United Nations
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October 25, 2010 by benim
A Sudanese court sentenced to death by hanging on Sunday a resident of Kalma camp in South Darfur for alleged attempt to kill a supporter of the Doha peace process, Sudan Tribune has learnt. Hussein Hassan Abdel Kareem was arrested … read more »
Posted in News, Sudan
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Tagged African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, CIA activities in Sudan, court sentenced, Darfur, Doha, East Africa, geography, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Internally displaced person, Kalma, Khartoum, Law Crime, North Africa, Nyala University, political-news, Social Issues, South Darfur, Sudan, Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, War Conflict
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