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Refugee band gets on soapbox in Guinea's camps
8 Oct 2003 Discovered in a Guinean camp, a Sierra Leonean refugee band has been entertaining fellow refugees with songs of hope and healing from its "Soda Soap" album, and encouraging them to help rebuild their country. -
Renewed clashes prompt civilians to flee central Liberia
24 Sep 2003 Thousands of Liberians have been driven from their homes in Gbarnga town, Bong county, after fresh fighting broke out over the weekend. Meanwhile, UNHCR has sent a team into rebel-controlled Zwedru town in eastern Liberia to assess the situation for the first time in months. -
Guinea: New influx of Liberian refugees
23 Sep 2003 -
New influx of Liberians in Guinea worries UNHCR
22 Sep 2003 Over 4,500 Liberian refugees have arrived in southern Guinea in the last week after fleeing fighting between government and rebel troops. UNHCR has already moved some 1,500 to camps further inland, and is working to provide more assistance with help from partner agencies. -
Sierra Leone: government urges Guinea refugees to go back home
15 Apr 2003 -
Guinea: Pace of Sierra Leonean repatriation quickens
8 Apr 2003 -
Fast track back to Sierra Leone raises hopes of complete repatriation by end 2004
7 Apr 2003 Hundreds of Sierra Leonean refugees went home over the weekend through a new direct route from central Guinea. This has sped up returns and raised hopes that the repatriation of Sierra Leonean refugees in the region can be completed by the end of next year. -
Thousands flee northern Liberia for Guinea; UNHCR starts transfer inland
2 Apr 2003 More than 7,000 refugees, mostly Liberians, have arrived in Guinea after fleeing fresh fighting in northern Liberia over the weekend. The UN refugee agency has started moving them away from the border region into existing camps and transit centres. -
Guinea: transfer of Liberian refugees inland resumes
12 Nov 2002