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Sisters with a Message: Our music will go where our feet can't reach
25 Aug 2014 The four Bahati sisters, former Congolese refugees," are making a name in Canada as "Thebahatizz" and using music to highlight the issue of sexual violence. -
Angolans head homewards by train from Democratic Republic of the Congo
19 Aug 2014 A group of 500 Angolans head homewards by train and road as UNHCR launches a repatriation programme to end one of Africa's most protracted refugee situations. -
UNHCR seeks $210m in revised appeal for refugees from Central African Republic
22 Jul 2014 The UN refugee agency and 16 partners are seeking urgent funds as CAR refugees continue to flee into the region in increasingly bad shape, especially in Cameroon. -
Annual report shows a record 33.3 million were internally displaced in 2013
14 May 2014 The IMDC's Global Overview 2014 reports that 63 per cent of all IDPs at the end of 2013 were from Syria, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan. -
Refugee and citizens share danger and generosity in Burundi
22 Apr 2014 An 80-year-old Congolese woman refugee and her family were taken in by a Burundian neighbour after her house was destroyed by floods in the capital. -
Raising chickens proves best therapy for Congolese widows in Rwanda
10 Apr 2014 A poultry project intended to provide income for widows helps heal the wounds of one of the worst massacres in Rwanda since the 1994 genocide. -
UNHCR shocked and saddened at drowning of scores of Congolese refugees in Lake Albert
24 Mar 2014 Based on information UNHCR has received so far from the authorities and refugees, 41 people were rescued and 98 bodies recovered. As many as 250 people may have been aboard the boat. -
Central African Republic: The importance of being educated
31 Jan 2014 The worst thing about being a refugee for many of the young people in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo is missing out on their education. -
Friendship triumphs over prejudice amid violence in Central African Republic
10 Jan 2014 Edgar and his family are exhausted after fleeing the sectarian violence in Central African Republic. They say they escaped thanks to their Muslim neighbours.