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A decade on the run: Rwandan refugees' life mirrors the tumult of Africa's Great Lakes
26 Oct 2006 A Rwandan family's remarkable trek through the vast Congo reflects the genocide, numerous wars and other tragedies that have afflicted Africa's Great Lakes region over the past 12 years. Finally, for this family at least, there's the prospect of a happy ending. -
Angolan refugees choose repatriation or relocation as their camp in Zambia closes
19 Oct 2006 Nangweshi Refugee Camp, established during the last throes of the Angolan civil war, is steadily emptying as the 15,000 residents opt for either repatriation or relocation to a less isolated settlement that offers a better prospect for agricultural self-sufficiency. -
Refugee agency launches final phase of repatriation for Angolans in DRC
13 Oct 2006 The UN refugee agency on Friday launched the final phase of its repatriation operation for Angolan refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by starting to return home more than 20,000 Angolan refugees and their dependants from the Bas Congo region. When this phase is completed, it will mark the end of UNHCR's four-year repatriation programme for Angolan refugees. -
UNHCR starts major relocation of Angolan refugees in Zambia
2 Oct 2006 The UN refugee agency on Monday began transferring remaining Angolans from the Nangweshi refugee camp in western Zambia, starting the closure of a site that was established in 2000 to shelter people fleeing the last convulsion of the civil war in Angola. -
First repatriation of Liberians from opposition-held northern Côte d'Ivoire
15 Sep 2006 The UNHCR this week began for the first time repatriating Liberian refugees from areas of Côte d'Ivoire under the control of opposition forces. The first group of 198 refugees left from the town of Danané in western Côte d'Ivoire and later crossed the Nihon River, which separates the two countries. -
Last voluntary repatriation convoy for Liberians from two Guinea camps
4 Sep 2006 UNHCR has run a final voluntary repatriation convoy for Liberian refugees at Guinea's Kountaya and Télikoro refugee camps and the facilities will be formally closed later this month after the remaining refugees have been relocated to other camps. Kountaya was once home to thousands of Liberian refugees. -
Star-crossed Angolan refugee begins a new life in Canada
4 Sep 2006 Angolan refugee Christine Dimfueni has had a hard life, losing both parents when she was young, suffering the death of a child and seeing her husband murdered. Today, she is looking forward to a better life in Canada, where she was resettled earlier this year under a UNHCR programme. -
Angolan repatriation from Zambia resumes for final year
15 Aug 2006 The voluntary repatriation of Angolan refugees from Zambia resumed on Tuesday, providing them with a final chance to return with UNHCR help. The first group of 45 refugees went by road from Meheba Refugee Settlement to Ndola airport. After the four-hour drive they were airlifted to Angola. -
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.