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Rooted in Exile: Preserving Culture in African Refugee Communities


Jul 29, 2025
Categories: Migrants Migration and Immigration Migration and Refugees Migration in Africa Migration & Refugees Social Integration Victim Exploitation & Consequences Youth migration

Culture and tradition have long stood as pillars of African society, shaping the identities, behaviours, and worldviews of individuals and communities alike. For African children and adults, these elements are not merely ceremonial, they inform social structures, define spiritual beliefs, transmit knowledge, and offer meaningful frameworks for addressing governance and environmental issues. Among displaced populations, however, these foundational elements often face erosion. Refugee camps and communities present a particular challenge to maintaining cultural integrity, Gregory Scarborough the author...

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The Reality of International Aid Funding Cuts


Jul 22, 2025
Categories: International Cooperation Migration & Refugees Refugees UNHCR

The largest number of forcibly displaced people in recorded history is occurring today with various crises around the globe causing 139.3 million people to flee from violence, natural disasters, or instability (UNHCR, 2025). Further, the largest internally displaced crisis in history is happening in Sudan, with 13.7 million people being internally displaced at the end...

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The Sudan Civil War: Barriers Across Borders


Jul 15, 2025
Categories: Forced Migration Refugees Regional Stability Sudanese Affairs UNHCR

The Sudan Civil War is a raging conflict whose intense fighting has created the worst Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) crisis in history (UNHCR, 2025). After two years of war, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center reports that over 11.6 million people are displaced within Sudan, and another four million have fled the country (IDMC, 2025). The central countries that are accepting forcibly displaced Sudanese are the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, and Uganda...

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Hunger and Displacement in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa


Jul 08, 2025
Categories: Internally displaced persons International Cooperation SIHMA UN and Global Affairs

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its neighbouring regions are facing a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis, driven by protracted conflict, climate shocks, and economic instability. The resurgence of armed violence, particularly involving Le Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) and the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC), has triggered mass displacement, exacerbated food insecurity, and strained already fragile support systems across the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa.   Conflict and Displacement: The...

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SIHMA Press Review for June 2025


Jul 03, 2025
Categories: press review Review reviews

South Africa  SCA sends home affairs minister packing in ZEP appeal  06 June 2025 

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The Eastern Route: Where Despair Crosses Borders and Hope Dies Quietly


Jul 01, 2025
Categories: Government & Institutional Corruption Human Trafficking in Ethiopia migration and global issues Migration and Immigration SIHMA Trafficking Awareness Campaigns Trafficking in Persons Trafficking Networks Dismantled UN and Global Affairs UNHCR Victim Exploitation & Consequences vulnerable minors

Between 2019 and 2024, the borderlands between Yemen and Saudi Arabia became a stark landscape of peril for Ethiopian migrants navigating the Eastern Route. Along this path, individuals have faced violence, exploitation, and a lack of legal protection. While multiple testimonies and reports have surfaced, international accountability has proven elusive.   A 2023 report by Human Rights Watch exposes the widespread use of explosive weapons, firearms, and other forms of abuse by border guards, allegations...

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