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Over 500,000 refugees to benefit from a Mastercard Foundation & UNHCR Partnership

The Mastercard Foundation has today,  April 29, 2025, announced a $300 million strategic partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, that will enable more than half a million refugees and displaced youth across Africa to complete their education and 200,000 young people to transition into dignified work by 2030. The Mastercard Foundation has today, April […]

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Gender Roles Redefined: A story of resilience in Kiryandongo settlement camp

In Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda, women and men are reshaping traditional roles, proving that household chores and income generation are responsibilities to be shared rather than assigned by gender. For centuries, gender roles have been deeply ingrained in society, with men and women assigned specific responsibilities that were rarely questioned. However, societal development, changing family […]

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Explainer: The Crisis of East Africans Trapped in Myanmar’s Job Scam Network

These scams, often orchestrated by organized crime syndicates, involve luring individuals with false job offers and then coercing them into participating in fraudulent activities. This article comes at a time when 48 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar have arrived home and 77 others still awaiting repatriation, by press time. East Africans, including Kenyans, have fallen victim […]

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What Mahmoud Ali Youssouf’s AUC victory could mean for African Migration

Not only does Mahmoud Ali Youssouf carry the weight of refugee migrants arising from current conflicts in Africa, but also bares the responsibility of ensuring and advocating for responsible migration policies within the continent for a prosperous shared future. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti has been elected to lead the African Union Commission (AUC), succeeding […]

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Global Community Pledges Support to Uganda as Refugee Numbers Rise

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been instrumental in providing aid to displaced populations, however, even with the substantial assistance from external donors, the increasing refugee numbers are stretching the country’s already limited resources, and Uganda has called for more support to address the escalating humanitarian crisis. Development partners have pledged ongoing […]