Essential Africa - Drum Refugees & Migration

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African refugees face kidnap, torture and death in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

Sinai Peninsula a prison and grave for thousands of African refugees, who are kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured for ransom. But Egypt refuses to act.

Source: The Star

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan) 2 days, 4 hours

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The long road home to South Sudan

Almost two million people have left the north for their homelands in what became the independent Republic of South Sudan in July 2011. Around 250,000 more South Sudanese are thought ...

Source: IRIN

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (South Sudan, Sudan) 1 week, 6 days

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Migrant voices - Ethiopians in Yemen describe kidnapping and torture

Record numbers of migrants from the Horn of Africa are crossing into Yemen, most of them on their way to find better opportunities in Saudi Arabia and other rich Gulf ...

Source: IRIN

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (Ethiopia) 1 month, 1 week

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U.N.: 37,000 have fled Central African Republic

The number of civilians who have fled from the Central African Republic since a conflict began there in December has risen to 37,000, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said Friday. ...

Source: CNN

Drummed by sacre in Drum Refugees & Migration (Central African Republic, DR Congo) 1 month, 2 weeks

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The human cost of conflict: refugee crisis in South Sudan

“More than ever, Sudanese refugees need the support of the international community to meet their basic needs and enjoy safe asylum.” Cosmas Chanda, UNHCR Representative in South Sudan, gives an ...

Source: The Elders

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (South Sudan) 1 month, 2 weeks

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Darfur rebels seize 31 internally displaced persons

A rebel group seized 31 displaced people at gunpoint on Sunday, who were travelling to a refugee conference under the escort of UN peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur region. According to ...

Source: Sudan Tribune

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (Sudan) 1 month, 3 weeks

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Mass Exodus of Somalis From Eastleigh Could Adversely Impact Kenya’s Economy

Kenyan Somalis and refugees who live or work in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighborhood sardonically refer to themselves as “human ATM machines for the Kenyan police,” in reference to the persistent demands ...

Source: Sahan Journal

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (Kenya, Somalia) 1 month, 3 weeks

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From Eritrea to Israel to Uganda to Egypt and back: deported army deserter faces death sentence

Tesfamihret Habtemariam spent six days living in Cairo airport room after being refused asylum in Uganda. An Eritrean man who sought asylum in Israel but voluntarily left the country after ...

Source: The Independent

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (Egypt, Eritrea, Uganda) 2 months

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Boosting support for IDPs outside DRC’s formal camps

Humanitarian agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province are working to increase their support for hundreds of thousands of displaced people living outside formal camps with ...

Source: IRIN

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (DR Congo) 2 months

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Sunk Nigerian boat was carrying trafficked migrants say survivors

A boat that sank off the Nigerian coast with up to 166 people on board, killing at least 45, was carrying illegal immigrants being trafficked to Gabon, survivors interviewed by ...

Source: Reuters

Drummed by sacre in Drum Refugees & Migration (Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria) 2 months

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