The United Nations refugee agency has announced the resumption of voluntary repatriation of Ivorian refugees here following a pause due to the holiday season. This week, it said four convoys will depart from Liberia: two from PTP refugee camp (Grand Gedeh) carrying 581 persons today (331 already de...

Bijou Ngunzoni Fatuma, 42, is a refugee from Central African Republic living in Boyabu camp in Equateur, province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her torment began on the 6th May 2013 when her husband and his second wife were assassinated. “My neighbor came running to tell me that my husband an...

The first day at school is often a day of high emotion. After a long and happy holiday, many students may have been dreading the approach of June 1. But for many parents, too, yesterday was quite a learning experience: They found they did not have to spend any money. For the first time, free ed...

A nervous calm prevails as the Central African Republic (CAR) awaits the final round of presidential elections, due to take place in early February. Renewed outbreaks of intercommunal violence have kept the population on edge in recent months, with many fearing that tensions could flare anew at any ...

The conflict in north-eastern Nigeria has left thousands of women widowed. Lacking a formal education, many have been reduced to begging and are unable to feed their children. Working with local widows' associations, the ICRC is providing food for widows and their families, and providing grants that...