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The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has commended Chad for adopting its first-ever asylum law, which will enhance protection for the nearly 480,000 refugees currently hosted in the country. Adopted 23 December 2020, the law ensures refugees and asylum-seekers fundamental protections,…
The African Union (AU) has deployed election observers in Central African Republic (CAR) and Niger, for the general elections scheduled to take place on Dec. 27, 2020 in the two AU member states. The 55-member pan-African bloc in a statement…
Authorities in Cameroon say hundreds of Central African Republic (CAR) civilians have fled across the border in the past few days, to escape election-related violence. The country is expected to hold elections this month and those fleeing into Cameroon say,…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that around 250,000 displaced children in northern Mozambique are at risk from deadly diseases due to lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services. The warning comes after violence broke out in…
Uganda has received the first of its two Airbus A330neo aircraft, bringing the total fleet to five as Uganda Airlines continues with revival efforts. The A330neo aircraft touched down at Entebbe International Airport, 40 km south of the capital Kampala,…
South Sudan and health partners on Tuesday said they have vaccinated over 63,000 individuals aged one year and above against cholera. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it worked with the ministry of health and partners in the vaccination drive…
The United Nations refugee agency and 30 humanitarian groups have issued an urgent appeal for $156 million to help Ethiopian refugees from the Tigray Region and people in their host countries for the next six months. So far, refugees fleeing…
The United Nations says humanitarian assistance has started to gradually trickle into the Ethiopia’s troubled northern region where a military offensive operation against the Tigrayan forces in ongoing. spokesperson for United Nations Secretary General – Stéphane Dujarri during the organization’s briefing, Wednesday,…
The International Organization for Migration Ghana, says it has assisted rescue over 400 migrants, many of them stranded at detention centers in Libya between March and December 2020. This comes as the world observes International Migrants Day today. This year’s theme,…
A container ship owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S was attacked off the West African coast, prompting the company to warn of a rising risk from piracy in the area. Maersk said in a statement on Sunday, that The Maersk Cadiz,…
Traders and truck drivers in Cameroon and Chad protested briefly Wednesday on the N'Gueli Bridge that crosses the border over covid19-related restrictions since March. The group that organized the protest, the Association of Truck Drivers in Chad and Cameroon,…
The United Nations has announced a $35.6m (£26m) emergency aid package for civilians caught up in the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Government forces have been battling Tigray fighters since 4 November. The UN said $25m will be used to…
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