Talk to people to understand why they fled their home county and the difficulties they face in South Africa
Government forges ahead with corporate-sponsored climate deals without relevant input
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
The home affairs department’s end game might just be the beginning. A hardcore few are still in one camp and about 600 remain in the second shelter
Many people at the Wingfield site have left to settle locally or be repatriated, but about 360 still insist they want to be resettled in a third country
Former Khayelitsha resident Bulelani Mfaco is leading a campaign for the protection of refugee rights in that country
Some refugee reception offices in South Africa have stopped accepting new asylum applications as the government enforces stricter measures to deal with the Covid-19 crisis
Asylum seekers will leave the Cape Town church, but most do not have documents, a situation they blame on the home affairs department
Migrant leader accused of military-style tactics to influence people and push authorities for a chance to leave South Africa
Gender-based violence and xenophobia need to be addressed through approaches that take account of people’s emotions and trauma
The migrants are calling on the United Nations to help them be repatriated to other countries, including Canada and Australia
An increasing number of refugees are being tortured and raped in Libya, a new study has found.
So far, an estimated 12 300 people have made the perilous journey to safety on foot, fleeing deepening conflict in Kasai province
More than 100 000 refugees arrived in in Uganda 2015 alone, making the country the third-largest refugee-hosting country in Africa.
The annual global trends report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) paints a very bleak picture.
International monitors say conflicts, including the uprisings in the Arab world, last year forced 3.5-million people to flee within their country.
Congolese deportees claim the South African government is in cahoots with the DRC’s President Kabila, who they say is stifling dissent using torture.
The UN’s refugee agency says about 3 000 people from the DRC have been displaced amid renewed rebel attacks since the beginning of this year.
Afghanistan will open an embassy in Greece to help thousands of Afghan asylum seekers stranded while seeking a better life in Europe.
