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| Jul. 17 |
Sudan |
Iraq border refugees better off in Sudan| Palestinian refugees along the Iraq-Syria border are so desperate, they may accept a U.N. offer to go to Sudan | | |
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| May.27 |
South Africa |
S Africa to set up refugee camps| South Africa is to set up 7 camps around the country for foreign migrant workers who have fled a recent wave of anti-immigrant violence | |
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| May.26 |
South Africa |
Death toll climbs in violence| 56 people had been killed and more than 650 injured. More than 30,000 had been displaced or forced from their homes | |
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| May.23 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai to return| The opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai is expected to return after 6 weeks abroad to begin his run-off campaign | |
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| May.19 |
South Africa |
'Anti-foreigner' violence kills 22 Map of Johannesburg South Africa The attacks have been concentrated in Johannesburg's poorest areas, and many of the victims were Zimbabweans who have fled repression
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| May.18 |
South Africa |
Deadly clashes in Johannesburg At least 5 people have been burnt or beaten to death as violence against immigrants spreads. More than 50 other people were taken to hospital
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54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer
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| Feb.12 |
Chad |
Darfur refugees flee into Chad Fighting in the volatile region has sparked a another wave of refugees into Chad and left a Red Cross employee dead
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| Feb.11 |
Chad |
Chad demands Darfur refugees' removal Prime minister blamed the influx of some 300,000 refugees from the neighboring region for his country's worsening tensions with Sudan
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| Jan.30 |
South Africa |
Zimbabweans detained in S. Africa raid Police raided a downtown church where hundreds had taken refuge, hauling people in pajamas to a police station like in apartheid-era raids
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| Nov.6 |
Mauritania |
Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard Dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe spent 3 weeks at sea and threw 50 bodies overboard after the vessel lost power
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Thousands throng Bhutto on return
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| Aug.31 |
Burundi |
Refugees go home with fear The ethnic tensions remain and a power struggle has broken out within the government
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| Feb.12 |
Mauritania |
Hundreds of stranded migrants go ashore 400 African and Asian migrants began disembarking from a battered freighter intercepted by the Spanish coastguard
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| Feb.7 |
Mauritania |
Hundreds in limbo on disabled freighter Hundreds of Asian and African migrants spent their 6th day aboard as Spain tried to convince African countries to take them in
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| Feb.5 |
Mauritania |
Mauritania refuses migrant boat A boat of about 200 migrants most believed to be from Pakistan, was waiting off the coast
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| Jan.3 |
Kenya |
Kenyans close border with Somalia Kenya will not allow more refugees into the country, says its foreign minister
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| Dec.19 |
Senegal |
Migrants' ordeal: Hallucinations, big waves Young men tell of a disastrous 12-day boat voyage with little food, 3 capsizings, motor breakdowns, and 22-foot waves
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| Nov.28 |
Morocco |
13 migrant children drown The bodies have washed up on a Western Sahara beach, drowned when their small boat sank in the Atlantic
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Bush signs Mexico fence into law
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| Sep.21 |
Senegal |
Boat people play cat-and-mouse EU patrols are intercepting the armada of illegal migrants from West Africa, stopping dozens a day
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| Feb.28 |
Chad |
Chadians flee to Sudan's Darfur Fighting between soldiers and rebels is sending civilians fleeing
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| Aug.7 |
Uganda |
Thousands flee after attack Refugees who fled a raid on a camp have begun an exodus to find safety
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Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba
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