The brilliant Io Capitano, which opens the 11th European Film Festival, puts a human face on migration issues
It says the international community has failed to recognise and stem the persecution of Rwandan refugees and critics of the Kagame regime
Refugees ‘hounded like dogs’ by the police and army despite protests by the United Nations Refugee Agency and civil society
Although some refugees choose to leave, others refuse to leave if not on their own conditions
In World War I, millions of people fled Germany and millions fled when Germany occupied their countries; in Ukraine, it’s estimated four million will flee; and around the world…
Many young people in Mpumalanga – most of them descendants of Mozambicans who fled the civil war – are in limbo because they don’t have identity documents and birth certificates
Last month Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia, saying Addis Ababa had spurned its efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Tigray conflict.
More than 11-million people were forced to flee their countries in 2020
The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk
Double-registration has effectively rendered stateless tens of thousands of Kenyan citizens who are ethnically Somali
Conflict in Ethiopia has displaced masses of people, but relief efforts are under-funded
An increasing number of refugees are being tortured and raped in Libya, a new study has found.
Kenya has announced that it plans to close Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp, by the end of August
Africa has one of the largest stateless populations in the world, however governments have only recently started to recognise it as a serious problem
Tens of thousands of English-speaking Cameroonians have fled the country ahead of the presidential vote
The United Nations has hailed a deal to ‘end all hostilities’ and ‘protect civilians’ after days of deadly clashes in the capital
Ambassador Nikki Haley’s announcement comes a month after the UNHRC voted to probe the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli security forces
Refugees share stories of resilience and creativity at a rare web-streaming event in Kakuma camp in northwest Kenya
The Sudanese government has received money from the EU to stem the flow of migrants, but officials are colluding with smugglers and human traffickers
The land is not just the dusty earth on which we stand. It is an affirmation of self. It is the urgent aspiration for dignity and agency.