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Weaving a refugee legacy into Botswana's baskets
25 Apr 2005 Among the finest crafts produced in Africa, Botswana's baskets are material proof of the integration of two cultures - traditional basket-weaving skills brought by refugees from Angola, intertwined with the dyes and colourful patterns that are part of Botswana's culture. -
Returns to Caprivi small-scale but significant, says UNHCR
19 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency recently repatriated 12 refugees from Botswana's Dukwi camp to Namibia's Caprivi region. It was the first return convoy between the two countries since 2002, and encouraged more than 50 others to sign up for future convoys. -
We want to go home, say Congolese refugees in Angola
7 Apr 2005 They fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1977, only to face another long conflict in their host country, Angola. Almost three decades and multiple displacements later, all these refugees want is to go home. UNHCR is working with the Congolese and Angolan authorities to fulfil their dream. -
Countdown for Angolan repatriation
23 Mar 2005 UNHCR's largest operation in southern Africa is drawing to a close in the next few months as the last of Angola's refugees return home from the region. Starting next year, the refugee agency will focus on reintegration activities to help these returnees to settle back in their war-devastated homeland. -
Refugees from Angola's Cabinda enclave cautious about returning
7 Mar 2005 Refugee leaders who fled Angola's oil-rich enclave of Cabinda during the separatist conflict recently went back home on a "go-and-see" visit to assess whether conditions were suitable for them to return. But after a three-day trip, the leaders said they would be reluctant to return unless conditions improved. -
Building a bridge from Brazil to Africa
10 Feb 2005 An Angolan who fled his country to Brazil ten years ago tells how he has since been promoting African culture in his adopted homeland. -
World's oldest refugee goes home to Angola
8 Feb 2005 At 107, Angolan refugee Silva Kawanda is living proof that you're never too old to go home and start a new life. -
Congolese children benefit from gift of UNHCR school
24 Jan 2005 With the return home of 40,000 Angolans, UNHCR plans this year to phase out its assistance to refugees in the Bas Congo area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a parting gift, the agency has handed over a school and health centre to the local community. -
Another angle to Angola, refugee host country
21 Dec 2004 Angola is not just a country that used to produce refugees and now welcomes them home. It also hosts thousands of refugees from other parts of Africa and countries as far away as Iraq and China. UNHCR is working to help these refugees attain self-sufficiency.