GENEVA, Aug 26 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency head António Guterres on Wednesday reiterated the need to protect refugees fleeing to Europe by ensuring they are protected from human traffickers and that a properly functioning system is created to allow them to apply for asylum legally. At a joint...

The Central African Republic's president said Monday he would soon hold talks with rebel groups as he seeks to restore security after years of sectarian violence. "Either this week or next week, we will initiate an exchange with representatives of the armed groups, in order to clarify some points...

L'armée camerounaise a annoncé hier, dimanche 26 octobre, avoir tué une quarantaine de combattants du groupe islamiste Boko Haram. Ces derniers ont tenté plusieurs incursions en territoire camerounais vendredi, toutes contrées par les forces de défense massées le long de la frontière avec le Nigeria...

VOA News October 29, 2014 3:26 PM Witnesses say Boko Haram militants have taken over a city in northeastern Nigeria, again defying a cease-fire declared by the government earlier this month. Local residents tell VOA's Hausa language service that militants stormed the city of Mubi on Thursday,...

Hundreds of Somali refugees in southern Ethiopia’s Dollo Ado region have been relocated from an overcrowded transit centre to a new camp, Bur Amino. The camp was opened on Wednesday and became the fifth one in the Dollo Ado region. The first group of some 400 refugees has been moved by bus from ...

Government Peace Commission has a sent letter to the United Nationalities Federation Council (UNFC), a coalition of ethnic armed groups, requesting it to meet in order to have discussions for inking the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) and attend the 21st Century Panglong Conference, according...

Plans are underway for an independent power producer to provide electricity to 52 villages in Ayeyarwaddy Region, which is not connected to the national grid, said regional Electricity, Industry and Transportation Minister U Win Htay. Currently, the present capacity of power in the Ayeyarwaddy R...