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Refugee rescue | 100-year-old ship ferries thousands to safety
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A 100-year-old ship ferries thousands of Burundians to safety. Meet the captain, three aid workers and a woman fleeing home for the fourth time. Photo Via UNHCR. A 100-year-old ship ferries thousands of Burundians to safety. Meet the captain, three aid ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

Thomson Reuters Foundation

03 Apr

Congolese refugee triumphs over bizarre persecution to inspire refugee women

Congolese refugee triumphs over bizarre persecution to inspire refugee women
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, April 3 (UNHCR) - Inside a dark youth centre in the heart of Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, a tall, slim woman rises ...

 

9 years ago

Michuzi

The BBC hosts debates throughout Africa as part of the 100 Women season More than 100 conversations across the world will discuss what it means to be a “good girl” or an “ideal woman”

On 1st December, BBC 100 Women – a season dedicated to shining a light on women’s lives around the world –will bring together a series of debates from across the globe, to be broadcast live on television on BBC World News, on Radio on the BBC World Service and online on bbc.com.
The BBC will host debates throughout the day at BBC Broadcasting House in London, while more than 100 conversations will happen across the globe in eight languages. In Africa, many groups across the continent will...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Nov

Refugee or IDP — does it really matter?

At Harsham camp on the northern edge of Erbil, internally displaced Iraqi families who fled Mosul and its surrounding villages to escape Islamist militants stock their tents with donated blankets and warm clothes in preparation for the fast-advancing winter.

 

10 years ago

Acton Institute (Blog)

26 May

Wasting Away In Refugee Camps

Acton Institute (blog)
Wasting Away In Refugee Camps
Acton Institute (blog)
A refugee camp, by definition, is meant to be temporary. Yet, in many places in Africa, young people know nothing but life in a refugee camp. And they are wasting away – perhaps not physically, but mentally, emotionally and in terms of feeling useful.
Africa's youth wasted in refugee campsAljazeera.com (blog)

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10 years ago

International Federation Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies

02 Jun

Returning to Tanzania, again, as a refugee

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Returning to Tanzania, again, as a refugee
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
After waiting 3 weeks, the Ndaezee family gets the news they have been waiting for. The Burundian refugees are called to board the ferry which will take them one step closer to a settlement camp in northern Tanzania. Photo: Maija Tammi, Finnish Red Cross ...
Refugee rescue | 100-year-old ship ferries thousands to...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Aug

Who will come to the rescue of albinos?

>Assaults on albinos have been in the media spotlight for the past seven years, yet the only thing we know for sure is this:  They are attacked, mutilated and killed for their body parts--presumably for use in witchcraft concoctions. The people behind these inhuman and callous acts remain unknown even though investigators have arrested, interrogated and prosecuted many people reportedly hired to attack albinos.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Refugee who built a business empire

The Rwandan who fled genocide and built a business empire

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Oct

‘Buildings need to be rescue friendly’

Fire and Rescue Force has directed owners of major buildings as well those frequented by members of the public to instal fire signs in order to simplify firefighting whenever accidents occur.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Apr

Who will rescue our cricket team?

Bitterly disappointing. These two words best describe the national senior cricket team’s performance in this year’s ICC Africa Twenty20 Division 1 championship in South Africa. 

 

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