Refugees

A man registers Ethiopian refugees, who fled the fighting in Tigray Region, at a border reception centre (Village 8) in Gedaref State, eastern Sudan, on Nov. 29, 2020. ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images A day after Ethiopia declared victory in its 25-day military march into the rebellious Tigray region, reports from the…

Many are aged 13 to 17, but some are as young as five. A number of them have relatives or family friends waiting on the other side but about 800 of them are completely on their own, according to UNHCR’s records. They are left to fend for themselves in a…

SASCHA WIL­SON   Af­ter three days on the rough seas, 16 Venezue­lan chil­dren, the youngest a four-month-old ba­by and the el­dest child 14 years, along with 11 adults, most­ly women, re­turned to the shores of Trinidad. Hun­gry and trem­bling from the cold, they ar­rived short­ly be­fore 1 pm in two pirogues…

Tortoise refugees with the highest genetic variation are far more likely to survive conservation translocation than tortoises whose genetic diversity is lower, according to a new study. The findings suggest that translocation efforts should account for genetic variation when selecting target individuals rather than focusing solely on those determined to…

"Doughnut is American breakfast," declares Ted Ngoy, a former California businessman and now, the main character of The Donut King documentary. Ngoy remade the doughnut landscape upon his arrival to the United States as a Cambodian refugee in the 1970s. When he took his first bite of an American doughnut, it…

News Jada Loutoo Wednesday 25 November 2020Venezuelans children having a meal after arriving at the Los Iros beach on Tuesday after being deported and then ordered by a HIgh court judge to be brought to court. - Lincoln HolderJADA LOUTOO TWENTY-SIX Venezuelans – 16 children and ten adults – will not…

News Ken Chee Hing Wednesday 25 November 2020File photo: Venezuelans including 16 children on board a pirogue that made its way to Los Iros beach after a high court judge ordered the authorities to produce them following a deportation order. - Lincoln HolderSIXTEEN groups – comprising both local and foreign…

Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed has called on the international community to refrain from interfering in what his government sees as a law enforcement operation against the forces of Tigray People Liberation Front, the ruling party of one of the country’s 11 autonomous states. Reinstating his administration’s willingness to abide…

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By Marvin Charles Nov 24, 2020 Cape Town - There seems to be confusion about who is responsible for the refugees at Paint City in Bellville, with the department of public works terminating its involvement, the City refusing to take responsibility for them, and the Department of Home Affairs issuing…