Over 50 jihadists on motorbikes launched a “well-planned operation” against the Intikane refugee camp in the Tahoua region, in Western Nig...
UNHCR: Sahel violence displaces more than 700,000 in Burkina Faso
In 12 months, Sahel violence has displaced more than 700,000 in Burkina Faso, UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR reported. In Burkina Faso, the latest attacks b...
Morocco Renews Commitment to Protect, Assist Refugees
Morocco, a pioneer in international humanitarian action, reaffirmed Wednesday in Geneva its commitment to continue its contribution to collective effo...
Rwanda, UNHCR & AU agree to evacuate refugees out of Libya
Rwanda, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the African Union have signed this Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for e...
Post-disaster: Malawi needs $ 381 million to rebuild the country
Cyclone-hit Malawi will need 290 billion Malawian kwacha (more than $ 381 million) for reconstruction work, according to a post-disaster needs assessm...
Tripoli clashes intensifying, amid rising safety fears - IOM
The “dramatically deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Tripoli has highlighted that much more needs to be done to protect all non-combatants caugh...
Algeria: UN Voices Deep Concern Over Detention of Syrian, Yemeni & Palestinian Refugees
The UN Refugee Agency has voiced deep concern over the detention by the Algerian authorities of 120 refugees from Syria, Yemen and Palestine at the Ta...
UN Secretary General Estimates People Held by Polisario in Tindouf at 90K
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres estimated at 90,000 the population held against their will in the Polisario-run camps in south-western Algeria, ...
Libya: Militias Force Nearly 2,000 to Leave their Long-established Shelters in Tripoli – UNHCR
Libyan militias have forced nearly 2,000 people from an ethnic minority, targeted for their alleged links to the former Gadaffi Government, to flee lo...
EU Wants to Address African Migrants Issues with €467 Mln Assistance
The European Union has earmarked €467 million funding to assist vulnerable migrants and refugees and address root causes of irregular migration. The n...