51吃瓜

Africa Renewal

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One-month-old Amadou was born at the newly refurbished health centre in Arlit. Photo: IOM/Monica Chi

As COVID-19 Spreads, IOM Strengthens and Equips Health Centres in Northern Niger

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Humanitarian Needs Grow as Burkina Faso Faces Unprecedented Level of Internal Displacement

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Due to the border closures across West Africa, at least 30,000 migrants are stranded at borders.

51吃瓜 in West and Central Africa concerned over increased vulnerabilities of migrants

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IOM launched this week the nation-wide online campaign “Fake News Project”.

IOM Niger goes digital to empower communities to deter fake news

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It is the word “Yakaar” (hope in Wolof) that is boldly scrawled in capitals Dakar.

Ten Senegalese Artists Paint the World of Tomorrow on the Walls of Dakar

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Populations in remote areas are heavily affected by the decrease in remittances sent by Chadian Diaspora.

Understanding remittances behaviour in Chad amid COVID-19: IOM launches first study on remittances

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Every year, thousands of seasonal workers from West and Central Africa travel to gold mining areas in Burkina Faso, Senegal or Mali.

Migration flows across West and Central Africa nearly halved by COVID-19; mobile populations economically impacted

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Meles Alem, Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya handing over food donation to one of the beneficiaries.

Hundreds of Ethiopian COVID-19 impacted migrant families receive food and assistance in Kenya

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IOM medical staff training personnel at the Quarantine Centre in Addis Ababa.

IOM Ethiopia assists hundreds of returning COVID-19 affected migrants

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IOM facilitated the voluntary return of 179 Malian migrants stranded in Niger.

IOM Niger: assisted voluntary return for stranded Malians; Over 1,400 remain in transit centers

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Handover of consumable medical equipment to St. Paul's Hospital

Free medical care for migrants in new IOM Ethiopia partnership

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Ibrahima Sow, a Senegalese returnee, dressed up to show his work as a market gardener.

Climate Change and COVID-19 Impact Agriculture and Youth Mobility Across West and Central Africa

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Final stages of the solar power plant installation at the Humanitarian Hub in Malakal, South Sudan

The humanitarian hub in Malakal, South Sudan goes green

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Staff from the Bosasso MRC in Puntland on an outreach in the informal settlement frequented by Ethiopian migrants

In Horn of Africa migrant support centres join fight against Covid-19

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In IOM teams in Mandruzi resettlement site, in Sofala Province, Mozambique, train site leadership committee on COVID-19 prevention to pass on messages to site residents.

Resettlement sites in need of further preparedness as COVID-19 cases increase in Mozambique

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Children sit idly with their father, observing the destruction of their community’s homes in Bujumbura Rural Province, Burundi.

Flood victims in Burundi receive assistance from IOM amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Wunthou border in Renk, South Sudan

IOM, government of South Sudan to establish a point of entry in rank

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IOM and returnees demonstrate hygiene measures and handwashing to migrants in transit and displaced persons in Niger.

IOM steps up risk communication and community engagement in response to COVID-19 in West and Central Africa

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The lack of access to clean water, or money to buy it, is among the major risk factors for migrants transiting through Djibouti.

New study on Ethiopian migrants to the gulf finds many unaware of dangers

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Transhumant herder and families accounts for an estimated 20 per cent of the total population in West and Central Africa, are forced to stop their seasonal migration as a result of border closures.

Responding to the pandemic amid multi-layered crises in the Sahel: “Stop the virus, not the people”

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Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country’s entire population are at risk.

Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya

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Last week, IOM provided food and hygiene kits to 13 stranded migrants.

IOM supports migrants stranded on C?te d’Ivoire – Ghana border; border officials trained and equipped amid COVID-19 crisis

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IOM staff stand ready to supervise COVID-19 preventive measures activities at a point of control in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Mobilisation against COVID-19 draws on ebola response experience

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POE personnel conducting screening at Tombo Wharf, a major trade and transport hub located in Freetown.

Learning from the ebola outbreak to fight COVID-19 in IOM Sierra Leone

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Abdou is one of 20 returnees participating in this reintegration initiative.

Gambian returnees produce protective equipment for COVID-19 frontline border officials

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Dr. Ergogie Tesfaye, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, UN Resident Coordinator, Dr. Catherine Sozi, joined IOM Chief of Mission and Representative to AU, UNECA and IGAD, Maureen Achieng, on a visit to Addis Ababa University’s Sidist Kilo campus quara

IOM Ethiopia assists hundreds of returning migrants in COVID-19 quarantine sites

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A town crier in Baga Sola (Lake Chad) informs communities in remote areas on the COVID-19.

Town criers, troubadors raise COVID-19 awareness in rural Chad

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Shelter workers have begun the construction of a quarantine facility in Pulka where 56,014 IDPs live in camps and host communities.

Nigeria: IOM builds quarantine shelters as conflict-affected Borno State records first COVID-19 cases

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Shelter distribution for displaced families in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique incorporates social distancing, hand washing and other COVID-19 precautions.

One year after Cyclone Kenneth, Northern Mozambique faces challenges Including COVID-19

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Social mobilisation team broadcasting messages from a van and giving out materials on COVID-19 prevention in Hararghe Ethiopia.

Local leaders mobilised to fight against COVID-19 in Ethiopia

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IOM and returnees demonstrate hygiene measures and handwashing to migrants in transit and displaced persons in Niger.

IOM steps up risk communication and community engagement in response to COVID-19 in West and Central Africa

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IOM Mozambique conducts screening of migrant worker and miner communities for tuberculosis, HIV, hypertension and diabetes, Massinga, Inhambane Province.

Mozambican workers returning from South Africa engaged to check COVID-19's spread

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Doctors from H?pital Régional d'Arta in Djibouti wearing 3D-printed face shields.

Digital space for migrants supplies 3D-printed face shields to hospitals treating COVID-19 cases in Djibouti

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IOM Ethiopia Staff register returnees from Saudi Arabia at the Civil Service College quarantine centre in Addis Ababa.

Surge of returnees to Ethiopia, UN calls for a pause amidst increased in Covid-19 enforcement

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COVID-19 awareness raising campaign in Ombeda locality, Omdurman-Khartoum State targeting homeless people in the community.

Hand-washing more accessible to COVID-19 vulnerable homeless in Khartoum

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Migrants staying at the transit centres are regularly sensitized about COVID-19 prevention measures

IOM steps up response for migrants stranded in Niger amidst COVID-19 lockdown

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UN Central Emergency Response Fund and IOM Support Victims of Floods & Mudslides in Eastern UgandaUN Central Emergency Response Fund and IOM Support Victims of Floods & Mudslides in Eastern Uganda

UN Central Emergency Response Fund and IOM Support Victims of Floods & Mudslides in Eastern Uganda

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Boyi, 26, stares off into the distance over the 30 hectares of land that he now shares with other 29 community members. Photo: IOM/Monica Chiriac

Nigerien Youth Trained in Market Gardening

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'Temple run' is the term used in Sierra Leone to describe irregular migration.

IOM hails historic first human trafficking convictions in Sierra Leone

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Ethiopian migrants from Tanzania receive onward transportation allowance at IOM’s Transit Centre.

First Group of Over 1,400 Stranded Ethiopian Migrants Arrive from Tanzania

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Seni is a migrant from Burkina Faso waiting for IOM’s assistance to return home from Chad

As boom turns to bust, community stabilization in Chad helps both host communities and migrants

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Woman with two children.

IOM Presents Guide on Safe Management of Transhumance Flows in Chad

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The plays directed by Lancelot Imasuen are based on testimonies from returnees about their suffering along the migration route. Photo: Jorge Galindo/IOM

Theatre Helps Raise Awareness on Human Trafficking in Most Affected Regions in Nigeria

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The Aboubou pond.

Fish Farming in Northern Niger Boosts Local Economy

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Man wheeling cart of belongings through flooded street.

Humanitarian Assistance Provided to Vulnerable Communities Affected by Floods in Niger?

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Humanitarian Situation Worsens as Over 800,000 Displaced People Face Cold and Heavy Rains in Ethiopia

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Maureen Achieng (l), IOM Ethiopia Chief of Mission and Representative to AUC, IGAD & UNECA with Sweden’s ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti, Torbj?rn Pettersson.

IOM, African Union and Partners Commit to Enhancing Labour Mobility in Africa with USD 9 Million Swedish Grant

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UN Migration Agency in Chad Appeals for Funding to Assist Stranded Migrants

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