Newstime Africa

Wednesday, 19th June 2013
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • RSS
  • Home
  • West Africa
    • Benin
    • Burkina Faso
    • Gambia
    • Ghana
    • Guinea
    • Guinea Bissau
    • Ivory Coast
    • Liberia
    • Niger
    • Nigeria
    • Mali
    • Senegal
    • Sierra Leone
  • East Africa
    • Burundi
    • Djibouti
    • Kenya
    • Eritrea
    • Ethiopia
    • Rwanda
    • Somalia
    • Sudan
    • Tanzania
    • Togo
    • Uganda
  • Southern Africa
    • Botswana
    • Lesotho
    • Malawi
    • Mozambique
    • Namibia
    • South Africa
    • Swaziland
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
  • North Africa
    • Algeria
    • Egypt
    • Libya
    • Mauritania
    • Morocco
    • Tunisia
  • Central Africa
    • Cameroon
    • Angola
    • Central African Republic
    • Central Focus
    • Chad
    • Congo Republic
    • DRC
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Gabon
  • Latest
    • Advertisements
    • Africa
    • African Focus
    • Biography
    • In the News
    • International
    • Entertainment
    • Headline News
    • Around Africa
    • Thomas Sankara
    • Special Report
    • As it Happens
    • Editorial
    • Matters of Interest
    • World News
    • Newspapers
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • About Us
    • Become a Newstime Africa Reporter
  • Newswire

Tag Archives: Refugees

IDP's still languish in camps

The UN report on IDP’s and refugee figures in Kenya

December 10, 2012 no comments
In a report recently issued by Nairobi’s UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), an estimated 8.5 million people have been displaced as at the end of September this year. Out of th...
Malawi

Malawi president threatens to expel refugees

November 30, 2012 no comments
Blantyre, Malawi, (Raphael Tenthani – Newstimes Africa) – Malawi President Joyce Banda has said the southern African country should re-consider the future of refugees and asylum seekers b...
Thousands seek refuge in neighbouring countries

As drought and rising food prices take their toll families are eating ...

June 21, 2012 no comments
In Burkina Faso, “The drought and rising food prices have taken their toll. Many families have had to sell their livestock to cover their household food needs or they are eating the seeds that they s...
Migrants being loaded on to a cargo plane in Kufra - Rebecca Murray-IPS

Deserting refugees in the isolated towns of the Sahara

May 14, 2012 no comments
KUFRA, Libya – Rebecca Murray - (IPS) – As dusk settles over the isolated Saharan town Kufra, young guards order a few hundred migrants lined up at a detention centre to chant “Libya free...
Young Malian refugee looking for water

U.N. Refugee Agency voices deep concern about the deteriorating politi...

April 3, 2012 1 comment
Geneva, 3 April - The United Nations refugee agency today voiced deep concern about the deteriorating political and security situation in Mali, where thousands of people continue to flee their homes ...
South Sudan refugees in Israel

Thousands of Africans in Israel face expulsion as new threat looms ove...

March 20, 2012 1 comment
TEL AVIV, Mya Guarnieri (IPS) – Thousands of African refugees in Israel face expulsion to dangerous conditions in their countries of origin as Israel hardens its policies. The refugees are increasing...
Malian refugee camp

More than 30,000 Malians fleeing insecurity into Algeria

March 18, 2012 1 comment
Thousands of Malian refugees continue to flee insecurity seeking shelter and food in neighboring Algeria. The southern Algerian city of Tamanrasset is already home to more than 10 000 refugees to who...
Syrian refugees

From Assad’s hell to refugees’ limbo – Syrians flee their countr...

February 21, 2012 no comments
Amman – For a whole year now, there have been many conflicting reports and official statements about the numbers, status and aid provided to Syrian refugees in Jordan, mostly watering down their real...
Rwandan refugee

Rwandan refugees fear a cessation of refugee status by the UNHCR

November 10, 2011 2 comments
JOHANNESBURG  (IPS) – They should be wary of each other. The historical conflict between their ethnicities has resulted in Africa’s largest genocide. But Claude Kayitare sits on the verandah of a pop...
Ivorian Refugees in Liberia

31,000 Ivorians arrive in Liberia as refugees

January 28, 2011 no comments
GENEVA, January 28, 2011 (AFP) – The number of Ivory Coast refugees who have arrived in neighbouring Liberia has topped the 31,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said Friday, adding that m...

Matters of Interest

  • New Blackberry Q10 screen nightmare - No auto-brightness toggle

    Date: June 14, 2013

    Comments: 3

Subscribe to RSS Feeds

Get all the latest content delivered to your email a few times a month.

Headline News

  • 25th ACP-EU parliamentary meeting gathers in Brussels

    Date: June 14, 2013

    Comments: 0

  • Positive trends in Africa’s Aid for Trade, but more interventions needed to overcome constraints

    Date: June 14, 2013

    Comments: 0

  • Canada condemns Tripoli terror attack

    Date: June 12, 2013

    Comments: 0

  • Four newspapers suspended in Republic of Congo

    Date: June 10, 2013

    Comments: 0

  • African Union celebrates Border Day

    Date: June 10, 2013

    Comments: 0

Popular Posts

1

Genevieve Nnaji: Africa’s Most Famous Movie ...

Aug 21, 2009 29
2

Why Mercy Johnson’s marriage didn’t hold

Sep 6, 2010 24
3

The Media and the Fight against Corruption: The S...

Mar 18, 2010 14
4

Sierra Leone becomes a tourist hotspot and the cou...

Aug 5, 2012 14
5

Patience Ozokwor: African Movie Queen

Aug 3, 2009 13
6

Big loss for the African Movie Industry as Nigeria...

Aug 7, 2011 12

Interact With Us

  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Like us on Facebook
  • Join us on Google+
  • Subscribe RSS Feeds
  • Contact us

Biography

  • Jomo Kenyatta - The legacy of an outstanding statesman and a true African hero

    Date: April 13, 2013

    Comments: 0

  • Profile: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Nigeria's Finance Minister

    Date: April 13, 2013

    Comments: 6

Breaking News Center

Translate This

African Focus

  • Religious tolerance in Sierra Leone – A blessing from God

    Date: June 11, 2013

In the News

  • African Development Bank and WWF call for urgent action to combat wildlife crime

    Date: June 1, 2013

  • An outstanding man of God - John Hagee stands out as a true and important spiritual leader of our times

    Date: May 16, 2013

  • AFISMA Head of Mission praises African Forces serving in Mali and elsewhere in the Continent

    Date: April 15, 2013

Find us on Facebook

World News

  • Man slammed with 329 charges in decade-long kidnapping case

    Date: June 10, 2013

    Comments: 0

  • President Obama names Susan Rice as the new US National Security Adviser

    Date: June 5, 2013

    Comments: 1

  • Visa requirements in Africa hamper trade and job creation, concludes panel at the African Development Bank annual meetings

    Date: June 1, 2013

    Comments: 0

©2013 Newstime Africa - Africa's Breaking News Center
  • Latest Posts
  • President Koroma makes one of the finest appointments of his presidency as Balogun ‘Logus’ Koroma is named Transport and Aviation Minister - Sun Jun 16th 17:40:17
  • 25th ACP-EU parliamentary meeting gathers in Brussels - Fri Jun 14th 18:43:33
  • Positive trends in Africa’s Aid for Trade, but more interventions needed to overcome constraints - Fri Jun 14th 18:39:25
  • Malian forces accused of torture as children as young as 13 are captured and detained - Fri Jun 14th 18:32:50
  • New Blackberry Q10 screen nightmare – No auto-brightness toggle - Fri Jun 14th 11:58:03