Unprecedented Flooding Displaces Hundreds of Thousands Across East Africa
UN News
"Unprecedented and devastating" flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia,… Read more »
Somali Migrants Held Captive in Libya Rescued
Shabelle
At least 107 migrants, including women and children, have been released from a town in southeastern Libya, according to a spokesman for the Libyan army. Read more »
Drought or Drowned - Sudanese Continue the Risky Journey to Libya, Europe
Ayin English
With residents of El Fasher and its surrounding areas under siege, those who have the means are fleeing the area to make the perilous journey to Libya and beyond. Read more »
Joint Statement - Ingos in DR Congo Call for a Cessation of Hostilities and the Respect for International Humanitarian Law
Norwegian Refugee Council
A deadly attack on Friday 3 May directly hit displacement sites hosting over 55,000 families around Goma in the North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »
Why Are Displaced People Still in Danger?
DW
At least 15 people are now know to have died following the shelling of IDP camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Rwanda has denied involvement in the attacks, while… Read more »
Explosion At DRC Displaced Persons' Camp Kills At Least 9
VOA
Local officials and media reports in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say at least nine people - most of them children - were killed Friday following an explosion or… Read more »
AU Condemns Attack On Camps of Internally Displaced Persons in Eastern DR Congo
New Times
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned, in the strongest terms, the murderous bombardment of the camps of the internally displaced… Read more »
UNHCR and Unicef Condemn the Bombardment of Displacement Camps in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Unicef
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for internally displaced persons (IDP) in the Lac… Read more »
Statement By Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee On the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Crushing Levels of Violence, Displacement Fuel Unprecedented Civilian Suffering [press release]
OCHA
Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to… Read more »
Celebrating Midwives - Edinah Delivers Babies, One Safe Birth At a Time
UNFPA
Grimacing and sweating, twenty-three-year-old Samiya, a refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expecting her first child and is experiencing intense pain while waiting… Read more »
Rwanda Rejects Blame for IDP Camp Bombing in Goma, DRC [press release]
Rwanda Govt
The attempt by the U.S. Department of State in its statement of 4 May 2024, to immediately and without any investigation place blame on Rwanda for the loss of lives in the IDP… Read more »
Rwanda Rejects U.S. Blame for Attack On DRC Displaced Camp
Nile Post
The Rwandan government has rejected blame for Friday's attack on internally displaced people's camp in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma. Read more »
Displaced Yet Again - Ethiopian and Eritrean Refugee Subjectivities in War Torn Sudan [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
Somalia's Ministry of Planning Convenes Workshop for Effective Action Plan for IDPs in Kismayo Town
Radio Dalsan
The Poverty Reduction and Durable Solutions of Somalia's Ministry of Planning Investment and Economic Development , in coordination with Jubbaland's ministry of Planning kicked off… Read more »
UNHCR Launches Fund to Shield Refugees and Other Displaced People From Climate Shocks
UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched the UNHCR Climate Resilience Fund, seeking to boost the protection of refugees and displaced communities who are most threatened by… Read more »