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Rwandan gets on his bike in Johannesburg to raise funds for education
22 Nov 2011 A former refugee takes part in a tough bicycle race to raise funds for a South African university scholarship programme and help others forced to flee. -
UNHCR resumes return programme for more than 40,000 Angolan refugees
4 Nov 2011 A first group of 252 people arrived in the northern Angolan town of Luvo on seven buses. UNHCR plans to run two return convoys per week. -
Refugees return to Equateur province as UNHCR promotes reconciliation
19 Oct 2011 Elisabeth has returned home after more than a year as a refugee in Republic of Congo. She can never forget the violence she fled, but she can forgive. -
From captive to budding entrepreneur with a boost from UNHCR
13 Oct 2011 An indomitable Congolese teenager survives Lord's Resistance Army atrocities and, after counselling, dreams of a future as a business owner. -
Statelessness: Living the South African dream on borrowed time
10 Oct 2011 Abandoned as a child with no documents, Jabulani Sibanda has built an enviable life for himself and his family – under the radar of the law. -
Statelessness: Falling through the cracks in southern Africa
6 Oct 2011 How someone can flee Zimbabwe, seek asylum in South Africa, become a migrant worker and wake up stateless one day with no country to his name. -
UNHCR reaffirms support for integration of 1972 Burundians in Tanzania
29 Aug 2011 UNHCR deputy chief Aleinikoff also praises Tanzania for its unprecedented and generous policy to grant citizenship to tens of thousands of Burundians. -
UNHCR funds crèche course in caring for refugee tots in Durban
13 Apr 2011 Dozens of small crèches in the South African city of Durban protect young refugees while their parents work and provide an income for needy women. -
Congolese victims of sexual violence call for help from the international community
16 Mar 2011 Marie was raped when in her 70s. Many other Congolese women have suffered similar abuse and want the government and others to do more to help them.