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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. -
More than 1,600 Liberians return in one day after refugee status ends
31 Jul 2012 A month after their refugee status ended, another 12,000 Liberians still need help to return to Liberia from the region. -
Telecoms operator Lebara supports education for displaced children
2 Aug 2011 European telecoms operator Lebara launches fund-raising drive to help more than 100,000 displaced children in six countries get a proper education. -
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. -
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. -
Harmony centre leads 16 Days of Activism campaign in Ghana camp
7 Dec 2006 The Harmony Community Centre in Ghana's sprawling Buduburam refugee settlement is a haven for people with special needs. It has been supporting an annual international campaign opposing violence against women. -
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. -
Almost 300 Liberian refugees arrive home on chartered vessel
31 Jul 2006 A group of 298 Liberian refugees have arrived home from Ghana aboard the Gambia-registered Brenda Corlett. It was the first UNHCR-assisted return by sea this year, but others are expected soon.