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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

Info Finder is a carefully selected collection of facts and sources on key topics. The English version of the tool covers Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Public schools receive ...

We welcome insightful, original pieces that bring sharp analysis and fresh perspectives on the political, economic, and social transformations shaping Africa today. From the corridors of AU summits to ...

It took David Schwimmer a while to get into the "Friends" theme song after he heard it for so many years. During an April 1 appearance on Matt Lucas and David Walliams' "Making A Scene" podcast ...

said the most affected city was Reynosa but conditions were also dangerous in the border cities of Rio Bravo, Miguel Aleman and part of Matamoros, south of Brownsville, Texas. Some 640 military ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 1 (Reuters) - South Africa's two biggest political parties, the African National Congress and the pro-business Democratic Alliance were yet to reach agreement to pass the ...

The Table Rock Fire had burned more than 11,400 acres as of Sunday morning. A massive wildfire burning for more than a week in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday ...

Weslaco Fire Chief Antonio Lopez says the equipment has proven invaluable during what he calls a “historic” weather event that struck the South Texas border Thursday. Over 21 inches of rain fell in ...

India gears up for a world-class entertainment hub with South Asia's first theme park. New cruise routes from Surat to Goa and Dwarka Mandir are set to boost tourism. Listen to Story India to open ...

When strips of solar panels arrived in his remote village in northeast Zambia, Damaseke Mwale saw an opportunity. He bought land, built a house and set up businesses including a grocery store and ...

Much of Africa's modern history has been defined by conflict. How much of this is because of the arbitrary borders left over by European colonialism? Why are these borders so bad to begin with?