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Congo border town helps Central African neighbours in need
14 Jan 2016 Since 2013, residents, teachers and medics in Zongo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have helped refugees fleeing violence in the Central African Republic. -
Seeking peace, Central African refugees turn out to vote
31 Dec 2015 Thousands of refugees voted in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo yesterday to choose a president in their home country -
Human Rights Day: Abuses rife in Central African Republic
10 Dec 2015 Three years after the start of the current wave of violence Central African Republic, insecurity and human rights abuses remain rife, including the forcibly displaced. -
UNHCR urges CAR combatants to use Pope's visit to seek peace
27 Nov 2015 Pope Francis' visit comes as violent attacks have triggered an 18 per cent increase in the number of people displaced within the country since September. -
UNHCR condemns attacks on camps in Central African Republic
12 Nov 2015 Suspected rebel fighters kill at least eight in attacks on camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Bambari and Batangafo as fresh violence flares. -
UNHCR head Guterres urges massive EU response to help Greece attend to refugees
9 Oct 2015 UNHCR head Guterres urges massive EU response to help Greece attend to refugees -
Number displaced by violence in Bangui soars past 40,000
1 Oct 2015 Uneasy calm returns to Central African Republic capital of Bangui, but tension remains -
UNHCR seeking urgent access to thousands fleeing Bangui, CAR violence
29 Sep 2015 Tense situation worryingly reminiscent of 2013-14 when thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands forcibly displaced -
Lake Chad: new violence, new displacement
24 Sep 2015 Nigerian crisis makes lake epicentre of violence and suffering for bordering countries