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Togolese refugee finds a new beginning in Liberia
31 Aug 2015 Life was shattered in 1998 during Togo's presidential election campaign. -
Togo and Ghana receiving more Ivorian refugees as crisis spreads
29 Mar 2011 Eight West African countries now host some 116,000 Ivorian refugees amid fresh clashes in Côte d'Ivoire. -
Hundreds of Benin flood victims find shelter in UNHCR tents
5 Nov 2010 Hundreds of flood victims in the southern Benin town of Ouinhi find welcome shelter in UNHCR-supplied tents after fleeing their flooded villages. -
First UNHCR emergency aid flight arrives in Benin
28 Oct 2010 UNHCR relief supplies will aid thousands of families left homeless by severe flooding. -
UNHCR stepping in as Benin flood impact grows
22 Oct 2010 The UN refugee agency expects to begin an emergency airlift to Benin in the next few days to help an estimated 680,000 people affected by floods. -
Some 3,500 Ghanaians flee to Togo to escape village feuding
28 May 2010 A land dispute between two villages in north-eastern Ghana has forced 3,500 Ghanaians to flee their homes and cross into neighbouring Togo. -
Togolese refugees start going home from Ghana with UNHCR help
27 Sep 2007 The repatriation of Togolese refugees from Ghana has begun with a first group of 176 men, women and children people heading home with the help of the UN refugee agency. -
Benin closes Come camp for Togolese refugees
18 Aug 2006 Benin has closed a camp set up last year to shelter refugees from post-electoral violence in neighbouring Togo. Convoys last week moved the last 493 refugees from Come Camp to the settlement of Agame, close to the border with Togo. -
Lack of funds threatens UNHCR assistance to Togolese refugees
4 Aug 2005 Despite repeated requests for funds, the UN refugee agency still faces a serious shortfall in resources available to help Togolese refugees in Benin and Ghana. Already, UNHCR has had to put on hold the assistance it is giving the refugees, even as the numbers continue to grow.