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Football brings refugees and host community together in Angola – UNHCR, 16 December 2022
news UNHCR, 16 Dec 2022 (1 year ago )Djibril Mukandila was a successful football coach in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) when conflict erupted in his home region of Grand Kasai. The 57-year-old was in charge of regional club AS Vutuka, after nearly a dozen years coaching teams in DRC and Cameroon, when he was forced to flee... -
Forced from their homes, displaced Congolese in dire need of shelter – UNHCR, 16 July
news UNHCR, 16 Jul 2021 (3 years ago )Elodie Kavugho, 41, and her eight children lived in a leaking tent for months before they had a secure roof over their heads again. -
Gender-based violence survivors learn to rebuild engines as they rebuild lives – UNHCR, 10 December 2021
news UNHCR, 10 Dec 2021 (3 years ago )Therese* draws a small crowd of curious onlookers as she kneels before the rusty, broken-down engine of a truck parked near her house in the outskirts of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Central province. -
Hopeful Central African refugees return home from DR Congo – UNHCR, 06 May
news UNHCR, 11 May 2022 (2 years ago )Dressed in an embroidered African print shirt tailored especially for the occasion, Firmin, 36, walked with his family across the wet tarmac of Gbadolite city airport towards a waiting United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) plane on a one-way trip home. -
Humanitarian crisis worsens in northern Mozambique as thousands flee violence – UNHCR, 01 March 2024
news https://www.unhcr.org/africa/news/briefing-notes/humanitarian-crisis-worsens-northern-mozambique-thousands-flee-violence, 04 Mar 2024 (9 months ago )GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, as the recent surge in violence by non-state armed groups continues to force thousands of people to flee towards southern districts in search of safety. -
In South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown, women refugee entrepreneurs struggle
news UNHCR, 28 Sep 2020 (4 years ago )When South Africa went into a total coronavirus lockdown in March, Grace had no choice but to let four employees of her peanut distribution business go. -
Lighting up the lives of forcibly displaced people in Mozambique
news UNHCR, 07 Dec 2022 (2 years ago )When Charlotte Fatuma fled conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2016 she never imagined one day running a successful business in a refugee settlement. She narrowly escaped death during attacks by militia men on her village in North Kivu province. “They killed my husband th... -
Live blog: Refugees in the COVID-19 crisis
news UNHCR, 02 Apr 2020 (4 years ago )Displaced people and host communities all over the African continent are at heightened risk as the coronavirus pandemic spreads. -
Live blog: This World Refugee Day, everyone can make a difference
news UNHCR, 20 Jul 2020 (4 years ago )Millions across the African continent are taking part in events celebrating World Refugee Day at a time when global unity has never been more important. -
Massive floods in DRC’s South Kivu impact 80,000 people, kill dozens
news UNHCR, 21 Apr 2020 (4 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with local authorities and partners to immediately assist some 80,000 people affected by heavy floods in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).