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Congolese refugees flee new South Sudan fighting
28 Jan 2016 Renewed insecurity in Equatoria states forces refugees to flee again and aid groups to leave temporarily. -
UNHCR seeks US$545 million for Nigeria and CAR crises
25 Jan 2016 Regional Refugee Response Plans seek US$198.76 million for Nigerian refugees and US$345.7 million for CAR refugees and their hosts. -
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 -
Sudanese refugees seek safety in troubled South Sudan
28 Dec 2015 Fighting in parts of Sudan is pushing increasing numbers of refugees into South Sudan, where they find a safe haven in a new and expanding settlement -
Uganda hosts record 500,000 refugees and asylum-seekers
18 Dec 2015 Numbers reach 510,973, making Uganda the third-largest refugee-hosting country in Africa after Ethiopia and Kenya. -
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. -
Refugee and sexual violence survivor restores hope in Rwanda
7 Dec 2015 Refugee from Democratic Republic of the Congo draws on her experience of sexual and gender-based violence to help others in Rwanda overcome abuse. -
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.