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Feature: Angolans confident about repatriation, says UNHCR
2 Dec 2002 Aid agencies are bracing for the daunting task of bringing home hundreds of thousands of Angolans driven from their country by almost three decades of war that left the diamond- and oil-rich African country in ruins, creating one of the continent's largest populations of uprooted people. -
Angola signs repatriation agreements with UNHCR, Namibia and Zambia
28 Nov 2002 After decades of conflict, some 450,000 Angolan refugees in southern Africa can finally return home with the signing of separate repatriation agreements between the governments of Angola, Namibia, Zambia and UNHCR. Similar agreements with other countries in the region are expected to follow. -
No repatriation agreements yet, but over 70,000 Angolan refugees have gone home, says UNHCR
15 Nov 2002 As the UN refugee agency prepares to sign a series of formal repatriation agreements to Angola, more than 70,000 Angolan refugees and 860,000 internally displaced Angolans are believed to have already returned to embrace the fragile peace in their homeland. -
Feature: Barakwena refugees forage and forge ahead in Botswana camp
15 Nov 2002 The recent repatriation of Namibian refugees has highlighted the generation gap in Botswana's Dukwi camp. The older generation wants to return to its hunting-gathering roots, while the younger generation prefers to stay for school. -
Feature: Angolan children at Zambia camp sing praises of Italy
12 Nov 2002 Six months after performing in the "Pavarotti and Friends" concert in Italy, 30 Angolan refugee children at Nangweshi camp still speak fondly of the experience. The concert has raised close to Euros 3 million for Angolan refugees in Zambia, and offered hope to children who have never known life beyond the camp. -
Feature: The dye is cast as Barakwena women go home to Namibia
4 Nov 2002 A tie and dye project in Botswana's Dukwi camp is teaching self-reliance to refugee women from the seclusionist Barakwena group before they return to the Caprivi region in Namibia. Along the way, it has drawn them out of their shell and helped them improve health care among their children. -
Feature: Returnee seeks to police peace in Namibia
22 Aug 2002 After spending two years in Botswana's Dukwi camp, a Namibian refugee returns to his homeland in the Caprivi province, where he hopes to become a policeman and teach his countrymen about peace. -
UNHCR starts repatriating Namibian refugees in Botswana
13 Aug 2002 A first group of 267 Namibian refugees in Botswana's Dukwi camp have gone home to the Caprivi region under the UN refugee agency's voluntary repatriation programme. Over 800 have signed up to return, with more expected to follow upon proof of the programme's success. -
UNHCR intensifies efforts to cope with Angolan returns
30 Jul 2002 The UN refugee agency works to increase its presence in main areas of return as nearly 8,000 Angolans return from the DRC and 4,500 from Zambia this year. These figures do not include unrecorded spontaneous returns.