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Sudan: UNHCR Rejects Reports of Repatriation to Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia

April 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Ethiopia has rejected a media report claiming arrangements have been made to repatriate some 33,000 Sudanese refugees from camps in Ethiopia. The government affiliated Sudanese Media Centre this week also … read more »

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Ethiopia: UNHCR to Resettle Thousands of South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia

March 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Addis Ababa — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is preparing to relocate thousands of South Sudanese refugees stranded at Ethiopian border villages. UNHCR’s spokesperson in Ethiopia, Kisut Gebreegziabher, told Sudan Tribune on … read more »

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Record number of African refugees and migrants cross the Gulf of Aden in 2012

January 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 15 January 2013, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A record 107,500 … read more »

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Top 10 neglected refugee crises (IRIN)

November 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(IRIN) – Refugee crises appear to come and go. In 2011, all eyes were on the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya as it received hundreds of thousands of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict. This year, attention has shifted to … read more »

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Somali Refugee Camp in Ethiopia Becomes World’s Second Largest

November 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The number of Somalia refugees sheltered at Ethiopia’s Dollo Ado refugee camp has hit a record high of 170,000 making it the world’s second largest refugee complex, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The number of new arrivals to … read more »

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Eritrean Asylum seekers Pushed Back to Egypt, Despite Risk of Abuse

October 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

press release Jerusalem — The Israeli military has since June 2012 prevented dozens of asylum seekers, most of them Eritreans, from crossing Israel’s newly constructed fence on its border with Egypt, Human Rights Watch, the Hotline for Migrant Workers, and … read more »

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Ethiopia: Open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

October 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel ministry of the interior Eli Yishai; Regarding the serious concerns involving the status, detentions and living conditions of the Ethiopian refugees now living in Israel. Prime Minister’s Office 3 Kaplan … read more »

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UN assists over 25,000 refugees back to DR Congo

October 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

More than 25,000 Congolese refugees have returned to their homes in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under a voluntary repatriation programme that was launched in May by the United Nations refugee agency. “The 25,000 mark was passed … read more »

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Cessation Clause for Rwandan refugees raises questions

May 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Guillaume Cliche-Rivard The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees states that refugee status is temporary. Articles 1C (1) to (6) describe the so-called ‘Cessation Clauses’. When invoked, these provisions cease the international protection of a specific group of … read more »

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People traffickers stalk Eritreans in Sudan desert

January 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Ian Timberlake (AFP) SHAGARAB REFUGEE CAMP, SUDAN — Moving at night through the cold, flat desert, armed people smugglers are exploiting, abducting and sometimes killing Eritreans fleeing their authoritarian homeland, the UN and refugees say. “People catch us, sell … read more »

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Tanzania rejects Eritrean footballers’ asylum bid

October 14, 2011 by benim

Tanzania has rejected an asylum request by 13 young Eritrean footballers who refused to return home after a regional tournament in July. The footballers had failed to prove that their lives would be in danger in Eritrea, a government spokesman … read more »

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UN opens camp for Blue Nile’s refugees in Ethiopia

October 10, 2011 by benim

The United Nations (UN) has opened a camp in western Ethiopia to accommodate Sudanese refugees fleeing violence in the border region of Blue Nile. More than 27,500 Sudanese refugees from Blue Nile have crossed the borders into neighboring Ethiopia since … read more »

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Ivorian refugees flood into Liberian border towns

December 30, 2010 by benim

Gluee Teah walked through the forest for a day and crossed a river to escape the political turmoil that is gripping Ivory Coast, burdened by her two young daughters and an unborn child. “I am nine months pregnant,” she said, … read more »

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Somalia: Life Beyond Flight

November 19, 2010 by benim

Galkayo lies near the border between northern Somalia and the war-torn south-central region. Thousands of desperate people arrive there every week in the hopes of a better life.

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