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in Dessie, Amhara refugees removed from their households

Nearly ten months after the start of the Tigray War, fighting continues between Tigray's rebel forces and the Ethiopian Federal Government. After regaining control of Tigray, the rebels are now leading an offensive in two neighboring regions, in Afar and in the Amhara region. The fighting has put about 150,000 people on the road since mid-July. Many took refuge in Dessie. RFI met them in the Addis Fana camp. From his hometown of Kobo to Dessie, Zerfe Molla and his son traveled more than 150 kilometers to escape the…

thousands of displaced people and refugees after clashes

Between municipal clashes have left at least 32 dead and 74 injured in the Far North of Cameroon, near the border with Chad, thousands of people have fled to Chad or inside Cameroon according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Today, calm has returned but the situation is still difficult for the refugees. At the…

the reception of Afghan refugees is being debated in parliament

Ugandan parliamentarians on Wednesday (August 17) called for clarification on the government's proposal to welcome people fleeing Kabul after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan over the weekend. While negotiations are still ongoing to complete the terms of this reception in the Ugandan Parliament, some have expressed reservations.…

Uganda says able to welcome Afghan refugees

From Kabul to Kampala, they are more than 5,000 kilometers apart, but Uganda says it is ready to welcome refugees from Afghanistan, whose country came under Taliban control over the weekend. After consulting with the United States, President Yoweri Museveni expressed Uganda's "readiness" to temporarily house people affected by the ongoing crisis, according to a statement released on Tuesday due to "the long history and tradition. Host country". But this eventual reception requires a certain number of guarantees, explains…

almost 11,000 new refugees in Chad

Almost 11,000 refugees from Cameroon have arrived in Chad in the city of Oundouma. Clashes between communities that started last week in northeastern Cameroon have forced many civilians to flee. The latest report from these clashes shows at least 12 dead and 48 injured in Cameroon and therefore thousands of displaced people…

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