Refugees at the Bangui airport camp gained some respite in the form of food, buckets and tarpaulins after supplies were cut off for three weeks.
Thousands of African refugees have gone on strike against the Israeli government’s "criminalisation" and "dehumanisation" of asylum seekers.
African asylum seekers have demonstrated outside Western embassies in Tel Aviv in a second day of mass protests against Israel’s immigration policies.
Chad has been hit by a refugee influx from Darfur and Central African Republic as well as the return of its citizens expelled from Libya.
As the threat of US-led strikes on Syria looms large, Italy is preparing for a dramatic rise in refugee landings on its shores.
It is nearly certain that chemical weapons killed hundreds of people in the suburbs of Damascus in Syria.
As Syrians flee their homes for new beginnings, Europe is struggling to cope with the influx of refugees at its doorstep.
Congolese refugees in Uganda are banding together to make a life outside the ‘diseased’ state refugee camps.
Australia expanded its plan banishing asylum-seekers arriving by boat to Papua New Guinea on Saturday to include the Pacific island of Nauru.
Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has backed her government’s choice to leave the bodies of drowned asylum-seekers in the ocean.
The head of security at the home affairs department refugee centre in Cape Town has been sacked for allegedly taking bribes, say reports.
With their refugee status being annulled, Rwandans fear what is in store for them if they go back. Niren Tolsi reports.
Rwanda’s high commissioner says fears of further persecution are misplaced: it is safe to return.
The world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for those on the move or uprooted from their homes by violence and persecution.
Argument on sections of the law on the confidentiality of asylum applications will be heard in the Constitutional Court.
Refugees and asylum seekers face a host of challenges when crossing borders, but the obstacles are particularly pronounced for LGBTI persons.
South Africa’s Angolan refugees have been told they can return ‘home’, but to many home is South Africa.
Refugees are often treated badly in South Africa, writes Junior Mayema — even if it’s not always as horrific as being dragged behind a police van.
More than 8 500 refugees have fled the Central African Republic for the Democratic Republic of Congo due to fear of attacks by rebels.
With the front line rapidly shifting, refugees are finding it ever more difficult to escape the fighting.
At least one million people are in need of immediate food aid to avoid the threat of starvation. Charels Molele reports.
Australia’s mandatory detention of refugees will be brought under fresh scrutiny with a high court challenge on its security checks of detainees.