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Refugees from Angola's Cabinda enclave cautious about returning
7 Mar 2005 Refugee leaders who fled Angola's oil-rich enclave of Cabinda during the separatist conflict recently went back home on a "go-and-see" visit to assess whether conditions were suitable for them to return. But after a three-day trip, the leaders said they would be reluctant to return unless conditions improved. -
Botswana camp fights uphill battle against HIV and AIDS
23 Feb 2005 Cultural taboos and myths about sex are hampering the fight to stop HIV from spreading in Dukwi camp. Recognising the magnitude of the problem, the refugees themselves have started initiatives to educate and empower their peers against the disease. -
Building a bridge from Brazil to Africa
10 Feb 2005 An Angolan who fled his country to Brazil ten years ago tells how he has since been promoting African culture in his adopted homeland. -
World's oldest refugee goes home to Angola
8 Feb 2005 At 107, Angolan refugee Silva Kawanda is living proof that you're never too old to go home and start a new life. -
Congolese children benefit from gift of UNHCR school
24 Jan 2005 With the return home of 40,000 Angolans, UNHCR plans this year to phase out its assistance to refugees in the Bas Congo area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a parting gift, the agency has handed over a school and health centre to the local community. -
Another angle to Angola, refugee host country
21 Dec 2004 Angola is not just a country that used to produce refugees and now welcomes them home. It also hosts thousands of refugees from other parts of Africa and countries as far away as Iraq and China. UNHCR is working to help these refugees attain self-sufficiency. -
UNHCR closes second season of Angolan returns; boosts assistance in return areas
14 Dec 2004 As the UN refugee agency winds down its second season of assisted repatriation to Angola, earlier returnees have shared their experiences with UNHCR staff, telling them that coming home is only the beginning of the long and sometimes arduous process of reintegration. -
UNHCR, WFP concerned about food cuts in Zambia
10 Dec 2004 Refugees in Zambia have seen their food rations halved in the last two months, said the UN refugee agency, warning that the deteriorating situation was not only detrimental to the health of the refugees, but could also compromise the return operation to Angola. -
Angolans fly home from Botswana as repatriation season closes
9 Dec 2004 Sixty-two Angolan refugees have been airlifted home in the first and last repatriation group this year from Botswana's Dukwi camp. UNHCR's Pumla Rulashe follows their emotional journey back to Angola.