An estimated 26000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda following political tensions and armed conflict in their country. The United Nations refugee officials say more people are arriving in Uganda on a daily basis while the country has difficulty providing them with ample food and shelt...

DUNDO, Angola – The smoke form the burning village hung in the air as the militiamen fanned out through the fields in search of residents to butcher. As her family scattered in different directions, Elena Kita was grabbed from behind by a strong pair of hands. The man who snatched her took out a ma...

As insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR) has displaced more than 200,000 people within the country and in neighbouring states in less than two months, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that tens of thousands are facing dire conditions. Refugee arrivals into the Democratic Republ...

In Buchagara settlement, North Kivu, UNHCR and partners completed the construction of 3,000 shelters for vulnerable families. Similarly, in North and South Ubangi, UNHCR and partners built 790 transitional shelters, including shelters for individuals with special needs. The building process was supp...

By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK, March 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Advocates for refugees, the environment and victims of sexual violence earned prominent berths on Thursday in a list of the world's greatest leaders published each year by Fortune magazine in a tribute to their values, effective...

* Angola epidemic has killed 258 people since December 2015 * Yellow fever spread by same mosquitoes as Zika, dengue * WHO warns of spread, cases in China, Congo, Kenya, Uganda (Recasts, adding details on outbreak's spread, vaccine concerns) By Kate Kelland and Stephanie Nebehay LONDON/G...

Dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo, depuis l'an dernier, le phénomène des kidnappings est en plein essor. L'organisation de défense des droits de l'homme Human Rights Watch avait parlé en 2015 d'au moins 175 personnes enlevées, pour l'essentiel dans le Rutshuru, avec demande de rançon...

Depuis décembre, au moins 10 000 réfugiés auraient traversé la rivière Oubangui pour se rendre en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) voisine. La Direction générale de migrations rapporte pour sa part l’entrée d’environ 30 000 personnes. Un grand écart, mais le HCR et la Commission nationale pour...

In a narrow canoe hollowed out from a tree trunk, a teenager, Valentine Pasi, her baby son and five young brothers-in-law ended their desperate race to safety across the Ubangi river. Behind them were the murders, rapes and desolation of home. Ahead of them, profound uncertainty. For many, this dece...

During her 55 years in the DRC, Sister Maria Concetta has learned many lessons, but slowing down isn't one of them. An experienced midwife, the 80-year-old nun has assisted the births of more than 20,000 babies - eight of whom were the children of her good friend, Imam Moussa Bawa. The imam, 72, do...