https://www.voaafrica.com/z/7513 VOA marks this year’s World Refugee Day with an hour-long video podcast featuring stories that will leave you in awe of the resilience of refugees around the continent. https://www.voaafrica.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US-AFK/img/logo.png https://www.voaafrica.com/z/7513 en 2026 - VOA 60 Thu, 14 May 2026 15:46:19 +0000 Pangea CMS – VOA As nations observed World Refugee Day on June 20, some refugees say the theme of this year’s commemorations, “Hope Away from Home: A world where refugees are always included,” was important because it promoted unity and peace within different societies. VOA’s Jackson Mvunganyi hosted a podcast to hear more about the day. Guests included Lual Mayen, a South Sudanese video game developer who spent 22 years in a Ugandan refugee camp, Raphael Ndabaga, a Congolese filmmaker who was in... https://www.voaafrica.com/a/voa-podcast-refugees-discuss-the-meaning-of-home-away-from-home-/7665268.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/voa-podcast-refugees-discuss-the-meaning-of-home-away-from-home-/7665268.html Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:23:40 +0000 World Refugee DayVideoswebdesk@voanews.com (Jackson Mvunganyi) Burkina Faso is home to a large number of Internally Displaced People, IDPs, due to eight years of insecurity. They live in various towns across the country. But in the capital Ouagadougou, some are now trying to adapt by taking up jobs or starting businesses instead of depending on charity. VOA’s Gildas Da met with some of the IDPs and has this report. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/refugees-in-burkina-faso-take-up-entrepreneurship-to-avoid-relying-on-charity-/7663625.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/refugees-in-burkina-faso-take-up-entrepreneurship-to-avoid-relying-on-charity-/7663625.html Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:04:00 +0000 AfricaVideosWorld Refugee DayBurkina Fasowebdesk@voanews.com (Gildas Da) A Cameroonian refugee who fled conflict in the Central African nation to Nigeria, has started an initiative which empowers youth based in a refugee camp by providing them with tertiary education. VOA’s Timothy Obiezu has more. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/cameroonian-refugee-empowers-youth-in-nigeria-camp/7663597.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/cameroonian-refugee-empowers-youth-in-nigeria-camp/7663597.html Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:13:10 +0000 World Refugee DayVideoswebdesk@voanews.com (Timothy Obiezu) Some Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bulengo camp have taken it upon themselves to empower children within their community by opening a private school. VOA’s Austere Malivika has more in this report which was narrated by Hubbah Abdi. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/idps-in-drc-camp-open-private-school-for-children/7663553.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/idps-in-drc-camp-open-private-school-for-children/7663553.html Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:49:35 +0000 World Refugee DayVideoswebdesk@voanews.com (Hubbah Abdi, Austere Malivika) The Scalabrini Center, a non-profit organization based in South Africa, has joined forces with Lawyers for Human Rights to stop the deportation of asylum seekers from the country. For VOA, reporter Vicky Stark has more. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/non-profit-organization-fights-to-stop-deportations-of-asylum-seekers-in-south-africa/7663521.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/non-profit-organization-fights-to-stop-deportations-of-asylum-seekers-in-south-africa/7663521.html Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:12:00 +0000 World Refugee DayVideoswebdesk@voanews.com (Vicky Stark) U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is scheduled to use this year’s World Refugee Day commemorations to spotlight the crises in Sudan and South Sudan, where millions have been displaced by fighting. VOA’s Margaret Besheer has more. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/unhcr-commemorates-world-refugee-day-spotlights-conflicts-in-sudan-and-south-sudan-/7663153.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/unhcr-commemorates-world-refugee-day-spotlights-conflicts-in-sudan-and-south-sudan-/7663153.html Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:24:32 +0000 VideosWorld Refugee Daywebdesk@voanews.com (Margaret Besheer) The Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC and other international aid groups say crises in Sudan, Somalia, the Sahel region and other parts of Africa are receiving less funding than needed to handle the challenges they face. VOA’s Henry Wilkins has more. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/international-aid-groups-call-for-more-africa-funding-for-refugees/7662563.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/international-aid-groups-call-for-more-africa-funding-for-refugees/7662563.html Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:10:17 +0000 VideosWorld Refugee Daywebdesk@voanews.com (Henry Wilkins) Families based in Gaza, a Palestinian enclave currently experiencing Israeli bombardment, say they cannot find safety— sentiments expressed while the United Nations said the percentage of people worldwide who have fled their homes for protection has doubled in the past 10-years. For VOA, reporters Heather Murdock, Nedal Hamdouna, Amjed Tantesh and Enas Tantesh have more. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/gaza-refugees-fail-to-find-safety/7660218.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/gaza-refugees-fail-to-find-safety/7660218.html Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:26:49 +0000 VideosWorld Refugee Daywebdesk@voanews.com (Heather Murdock, Nedal Hamdouna, Amjed Tantesh, Enas Tantesh) A Ugandan women’s empowerment group based in the nation’s central region is helping Sudanese refugees who are facing a language barrier that is also preventing them from easily navigating through society. For VOA, Halima Athumani and Mukasa Francis filed this report from Mukono district. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/uganda-women-empowerment-group-helps-sudanese-refugees-/7659411.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/uganda-women-empowerment-group-helps-sudanese-refugees-/7659411.html Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:30:00 +0000 VideosWorld Refugee Daywebdesk@voanews.com (Halima Athumani, Francis Mukasa) VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi and Nanythe Talani host two special guests: Olwak “Shufto” Jenaro, a young Sudanese American write, whose new memoir tells the story of his journey from Khartoum, Sudan, to living as a refugee in Cairo, then, resettling in the U.S. as a child. Also, Refugee International President Jeremy Konyndyk, who will focus on the humanitarian crisis on the African continent - and the challenges faced at borders by people fleeing conflict, along with some of the responses by the... https://www.voaafrica.com/a/7144601.html https://www.voaafrica.com/a/7144601.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:03:23 +0000 World Refugee DayRefugees