A surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid resources, according to Uganda’s government and the United Nations Refugee Agency. The UNHCR says officials were prepared to help some 68,000 Congolese refugees expected in Uganda, but now 150,000 are predicted to arrive by year’s end. […]
Nigeria will conduct, as of May 3rd, the national population census, the first in 17 years, a state official said Monday. Garba Abari, Head of the National Orientation Agency, said the process will take three days and will wrap up on May 5. “The census is very important because it brings together development, planning, security, […]
Morocco and Germany have agreed to step up bilateral cooperation in terms of speeding up the process of repatriation and stemming the flow of illegal immigrants. “Morocco and Germany are determined to strengthen their cooperation to find common solutions to deal with illegal migration”, Bundesrat President, Stanislaw Tillich, on Thursday told the Moroccan news agency, […]
