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As Gambia crisis passes, displaced return from Senegal
24 Jan 2017 Several thousand people have returned to the Gambia since ex-president Yahya Jammeh ceded power. -
Some 45,000 people have fled uncertainty in Gambia as tension mounts
20 Jan 2017 Women and children cross border of West African nation to Senegal as crisis talks take place. -
Gambians seek refuge in Senegal amid political tension
13 Jan 2017 Several thousand Gambians have crossed to Senegal in the last 10 days to escape growing tension over the results of last month's presidential election. -
Thousands still at Greek-FYR Macedonia border
4 Dec 2015 UNHCR calls on authorities of both countries to manage border in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles -
On a high seas rescue mission with the Italian Navy
21 Mar 2014 A flotilla of five navy vessels has saved more than 10,000 people from overcrowded boats on the Mediterranean under an operation launched last year. -
Gambian border villages flooded with refugees from Senegal
23 Aug 2006 Amid reports of a fresh offensive by the Senegalese armed forces against separatists in the country's Casamance region, thousands of people have sought shelter in neighbouring Gambia. -
Football brings refugees and host societies closer
7 Jul 2006 Moves by Slovenia to deport four asylum-seeking Gambian football players have caused a public uproar. The case is one example of how football can help bridge the gap between refugees and asylum seekers and their host societies. -
Up to 2,000 flee fighting in Senegal
10 May 2002 Temporarily settled in two border towns in southern Gambia, they are adopting a wait-and-see attitude and are reluctant to move into a refugee camp further inland.