United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

UN refugee agency relocates 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

Politics Feb 27
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday said it has relocated 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees to Mai Aini and Adi-Harush refugee camps in northern Ethiopia.
A file photo of refugees
Returning refugee numbers dwindle as they decry mistreatment at borders
Politics Jan 23
More than 4,000 refugee returnees have returned to South Sudan between December and now from neighbouring countries, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and South Sudan's Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC).
Ethiopian refugee, Agitu Idea Gudeta
Ethiopian refugee, symbol of integration in Italy, killed on farm
Politics Dec 30
An Ethiopian refugee who became a symbol of integration in Italy, her adopted home, has been killed on her farm where she raised goats for her cheese business, police said on Wednesday.
A few Eritrean refugees have managed to escape to Sudan
New exile for Eritrean refugees fleeing Ethiopia
Politics Dec 13
Among the thousands of people fleeing the five-week-old conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region are a few dozen men, women and children from Eritrea, one of the world's most authoritarian states.
More than 150,000 Burundians fled the deadly political turmoil in 2015
Burundi refugees forcibly disappeared, tortured in Tanzania
Politics Nov 30
At least 18 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers have been forcibly disappeared from refugee camps in Tanzania over the past year, according to a new report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Sudan now hosts about 36000 Ethiopian refugees Copyright © africanews EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP or licensors
Sudanese shows solidarity towards Ethiopian refugees
Politics Nov 24
Ethiopian refugee Sejamara and her husband had no plan when they left for Sudan after conflict hit the Tigray region, but they have been welcomed by residents across the border.
The pregnant woman was forced to flee intense fighting near her home in Humera
Ethiopia Conflict: The story of a pregnant refugee
Life Style Nov 23
Like all mothers-to-be, Berekhti Burro dreamt of bringing new life into the world in a safe place, with love and care at home to give her baby the best start.