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More than 5,000 people have fled crisis-hit South Sudan into neighbouring Uganda since the latest outbreak of violence began on July 7, the UN said Tuesday, voicing fears that more could follow. An estimated 90 percent of those who have crossed the border in recent days were women and children, …

NBS: Fighting between warring factions has almost never stopped since South Sudan got independence. Only two years ago forces loyal to VP Riek Machar took up arms to fight President Salvar Kiir’s SPLA forces, causing masses to flee the country. The story is not any different now with the world …

The imminent closure of Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp will stretch Uganda’s already meagre resources for refugees, Hilary Onek, the country’s minister of relief, disaster preparedness and refugees has said. “Uganda is experiencing an influx of refugees who have been living in neighbouring countries but have now been chased,” Onek said. …

  President Erdoğan Goes to Ugandahttps://t.co/03qDTVAEGU pic.twitter.com/uAEmiJDAmz — Turkish Presidency (@trpresidency) May 31, 2016 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at Entebbe Airport on Tuesday night for his first visit to Uganda. Erdogan visits Uganda and then Kenya between May 31 and June 3, marking the first time a Turkish …

ANALYSIS Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s plan to close the world’s largest refugee camp could be a bid to trigger more international aid as well as a “cynical” political move ahead of presidential elections, according to analysts and NGOs. The sprawling Dadaab camp, located on the Kenya-Somalia border, hosts …

Uganda will showcase her leading role as a center for many refugees in Africa. This will be done at the United Nations (UN)  World humanitarian Summit 2016. Minister General Duties in Office of the Prime Minister, Tarsis Kabwegere told the media Thursday that Uganda was chosen for its positive attitude …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Refugees from Somalia will no longer be accepted in Kenya, the government said Friday citing security fears. “The Government of the Republic of Kenya, having taken into consideration its national security interests, has decided that hosting of refugees has to come to an end,” said …

Lesbos, Greece | AFP | Declaring “we are all migrants,” Pope Francis on Saturday brought a message of hope to thousands of people facing expulsion from Greece as he slammed the world community for failing to end the wars fueling the crisis. In an emotional visit that saw people kneeling …

By The  Independent Team The US has given the World Food Programme (WFP) $10 million in support of refugees in Uganda. The WFP is currently supporting an estimated 295,000 refugees in Uganda in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. With more …

By Joan Akello The French embassy in Uganda estimates that over 80 per cent of refugees have arrived in Uganda in the last five years. The majority of the 310,000 refugees in Uganda originate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while some 90,000 are from South Sudan and others …