'Self-reliance' for refugees? Badly handled it can make matters worse: Young family practising dressmaking in a vocational training centre in Kakuma refugee camp Adriana Mahdalova/ShutterstockPolicymakers and aid agencies in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly encouraging initiatives that help refugee communities become “self-reliant”. The aim is for refugees to find or create … [Read more...] about ‘Self-reliance’ for refugees? Badly handled it can make matters worse | The Conversation
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Study shows why African refugees stay put despite end to conflict at home | The Conversation
Study shows why African refugees stay put despite end to conflict at home: Tens of thousands fled the DRC during fighting between rebels and government troops. EFE/Dai KurowowaThe number of refugees in Africa has more than doubled between 2009 and 2016, from 2.1 million to 4.9 million, according to the World Bank. Old conflicts have continued and new ones have arisen, forcing … [Read more...] about Study shows why African refugees stay put despite end to conflict at home | The Conversation
Concerns over Eritrea’s role in efforts by Africa and EU to manage refugees | The Conversation
Concerns over Eritrea's role in efforts by Africa and EU to manage refugees: Migrants arriving on the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy in April 2011. EPA/Ettore FerrariEarly in 2019 the Eritrean government will take over the chair of the key Africa and European Union (EU) forum dealing with African migration, known as the Khartoum Process. The Khartoum Process was … [Read more...] about Concerns over Eritrea’s role in efforts by Africa and EU to manage refugees | The Conversation
SA News: The Victorian Feminist Who Saved Thousands of Refugees in South Africa
The Victorian Feminist Who Saved Thousands of Refugees in South Africa: Mention the name Emily Hobhouse in her native England and you’ll be met with blank stares. But travel to South Africa — where she spent just three years of her life — and she’s a household name, a hero to Boers and Brits alike. Her cremated remains ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews India to tour … [Read more...] about SA News: The Victorian Feminist Who Saved Thousands of Refugees in South Africa
SA News: Former refugees win right to stay in on South Africa
Former refugees win right to stay in on South Africa: Cape Town - Over 1 000 former Angolan refugees were this week granted the right by the Department of Home Affairs to live and work in South Africa for a period of four years. The former refugees, who arrived in South Africa during the 1990’s as civil war ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Benni, Pienaar, Parker and … [Read more...] about SA News: Former refugees win right to stay in on South Africa
