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Mali refugees cautious about return, despite peace deal
7 Jul 2016 A year after a landmark peace accord ended conflict in Mali, some refugees in Mauritania have mixed feelings on whether it is safe to return home. -
Workshop teaches Tuareg artisans new skills in exile
4 May 2016 A hands-on workshop in Burkina Faso is helping Malian refugees to develop new products and the business skills to tap international markets. -
As security improves in Timbuktu, refugee family returns
27 Jan 2016 Some 41,000 refugees who fled Mali after conflict erupted in 2012 have since returned home as a fragile peace agreement signed in mid-2015 has taken hold. -
Number of Malian refugees in Niger reaches new high
10 Nov 2015 At least 54,000 Malians seek refuge in Niger, despite the signing of a peace accord between the government, a loyalist militia and a Tuareg-led rebel coalition. -
Malian refugees in Burkina Faso restore their lives building on their traditional skills
9 Oct 2015 Malian refugees in Burkina Faso restore their lives building on their traditional skills -
More people flee to Mauritania to escape insecurity in northern Mali
20 Jul 2015 UNHCR says some 400 more asylum-seekers arrived in May/June following fresh fighting between armed groups. -
Renewed fighting in northern Mali forces 57,000 to flee their homes
29 May 2015 The volatile security situation is hindering access for humanitarian workers to all affected areas and the growing insecurity in the region is making the provision of protection very challenging. -
Birth certificates issued by Mali open doors for Mauritanian refugee children
20 Apr 2015 The step by the Mali government ensures that the children have access to the rights enjoyed by Malians. It is a requirement when applying for naturalization in Mali. -
On a high seas rescue mission with the Italian Navy
21 Mar 2014 A flotilla of five navy vessels has saved more than 10,000 people from overcrowded boats on the Mediterranean under an operation launched last year.