Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- More than 50,000 refugees from DR Congo have crossed into Zambia in the past two days, confirming fears of an eruption of fresh fighting in the troubled central African state. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The European Union (EU) has adopted a humanitarian aid plan worth 27 million Euros for refugees in Tanzania, an official statement said in Brussels. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- A UN official overseeing war- affected children Saturday expressed "grave concern" about recent reports alleging extensive sexual exploitation of children in refugee camps in West Africa. Full text...

Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Some 1,625 Burundian refugees returned home in January and February from neighbouring Tanzania via the Kobero border post in Muyinga Province (north-east of Burundi), according to the Burundi News Agency (ABP). Full text...

Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Burundian police are holding 18 Congolese citizen's of Rwandan origin known as "Banyamulenge" for engaging in what they term as "political activism," official sources said in Bujumbura. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The UN Thursday in Addis Ababa spelt out measures it has put in place for the protection of refugees, including strong sanctions against humanitarian workers caught exploiting displaced people. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The European Union has approved fresh support amounting to 27 million Euro to finance refugee operations in Tanzania, bringing its total contribution for the humanitarian activities this year to 31 million Euro, the EU delegation has said. Full text...

Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- About 50 "Banyamulange" refugees, a group of Congolese nationals of Rwandan origin, on Monday staged a brief demonstration in front of the UNHCR office in Bujumbura to press for protection against rampant insecurity. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The "crisis" on South Africa's northern border could become acute if this weekend's presidential election in Zimbabwe is rigged, or the result is rejected by either contending party, South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance warned Monday. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- UN refugee agency (UNHCR) delegate in Algiers, Athar Sultan-Khan has called for the strengthening of co-operation between his organisation and Algeria, in refugee management. Full text...

Gbinta- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The number of Liberian refugees fleeing into Danane, 650 km west of Abidjan, increased from 40 per day early last week to over 160 per day at the weekend, military sources said. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- After intense lobbying for greater gender awareness and recognition, the resilience of women across the world is now under international spotlight with the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) saying it will accord them special focus this year. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Worried that the volatile political situation in Zimbabwe could create refugee problem, the Zambia Red Cross Society is putting some precautionary measures in place. Full text...

Pujehun- Sierra Leone (PANA) -- At least 14,000 Liberian refugees have been registered in Sierra Leone's Pujehun district, according to the Provincial Secretary Southern Region Bannie Eilla Siesay over the past few weeks. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- South African border authorities say the number of refugees fleeing from political strife in Zimbabwe is rising rapidly. Full text...

Freetown- Sierra Leone (PANA) -- More than 5,000 Liberian refugees and Sierra Leonean returnees are now seeking refuge at Gendema, Buedu Baiwala and Kailahun in eastern Sierra Leone, the police said in Freetown. Full text...

Freetown- Sierra Leone (PANA) -- More than 5,000 Liberian refugees Sierra Leoneans living in that country have crossed into Sierra Leone, fleeing renewed fighting between government troops and rebels. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Some eight hundred Liberian refugees fleeing the fighting between government troops and rebels are currently being assisted by the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Baiwalla and Dodo on the border with Sierra Leone. Full text...

Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Congolese Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) rebels have forced about 30 Burundians out of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they had settled for many years, Burundi Press Agency (ABP) reported Friday. Full text...

Bissau- Bissau Guinea (PANA) -- A total of 6,000 Senegalese refugees are currently living in Djolment refugee camp 150 km north west of Bissau, the Guinea Bissau capital compared with 23,000 in 1994. Full text...

Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Twenty-four Burundian refugees were killed last week in Tanzania after guards allegedly set their camp on fire, the Burundi news agency (ABP) has reported. Full text...

Mogadishu- Somalia (PANA) -- Zanzibari refugees in Mogadishu Sunday marked the first anniversary of a bloody conflict that drove them out of the Indian Ocean islands. Full text...

Johannesburg - South Africa (PANA) -- The South African government has identified an old military barrack near the border town of Mesina as a transit point for refugees from Zimbabwe. Full text...

Goma- DR Congo (PANA) -- Thousands of refugees have started returning from Rwanda to the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) town of Goma, which they fled last week following a volcano eruption. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Strife-torn Burundi and Rwanda are this week assessing prospects of having their people repatriated voluntarily from Tanzania, a UN refugee agency spokesperson told PANA Monday. Full text...

Freetown- Sierra Leone (PANA) -- A total of 250 Sierra Leonean refugees have been repatriated from neighbouring Guinea, a spokesperson for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Isha Blyden said in Freetown. Full text...

Bangui- Central African Republic (PANA) -- Defence Minister Pierre Angoi has called on runaway soldiers of Central African Republic to go back to the country. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- President Benjamin Mkapa has called for a repatriation of thousands of refugees sheltered in Tanzania, local papers reported Friday. Full text...

Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Some 160 Burundian refugees returned home this week complaining about poor conditions in which they lived for several years in Tanzania. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- Peter Mabil Atem, dark, slender and tall, has been a refugee since the age of seven when the ongoing civil war in southern Sudan separated him from the rest of his family. Full text...

Rundu- Namibia (PANA) -- Only 142 refugees from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo had entered into Namibia over the past six months, the country's news agency, Nampa reported Tuesday. Full text...

Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Some 123 Burundi nationals have since fled back home from DR Congo following recent fighting in the troubled central African country, sources said. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in Addis Ababa said Wednesday that the voluntary repatriation of Somali refugees from Ethiopia's Daror camp had been completed. Full text...

Freetown- Sierra Leone (PANA) -- Some 2,000 Sierra Leonean refugees have fled their camps in Liberia's border town of Jendema, because of the insurgency there, according to the Sierra Leonean police. Full text...

Geneva- Switzerland (PANA) -- Angolan welfare minister, Albino Malungo, has underscored the need to revitalise the organs responsible for the protection of refugees, the Angolan news agency (Angop) has reported. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- Botswana plans to amend its Refugee Act to include provisions for asylum seekers and refugees on transit, a local paper has reported. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- West African sub-regional group ECOWAS and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a framework for a multi-sectoral co-operation between them. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Three high-ranking international civil servants have jointly appealed for humanitarian aid to internally displaced persons and refugees from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The UN, ECOWAS and the Sierra Leonean government have asked donor countries to support the UN refugee and related agencies for the repatriation of that country's refugees. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- A Committee comprising officials from Gabon, Congo Brazzaville and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), has agreed to repatriate home, some 15,000 Congolese who have been living in Gabon since 1998. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzania has appealed to the UN to give priority to the repatriation of more than 800,000 Burundian refugees living in the country. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- International experts and facilitators in refugee work have planned to meet in Dar es Salaam beginning 20 November to discuss preparedness for and management of the global refugee crisis. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi has said it would not release a group of 14 Somalis who strayed into Malawi last week, until their fate had been sorted out with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi authorities have detained 14 Somalis for allegedly entering the country illegally. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The influx of Angolan refugees into Zambia's western and north-western provinces is continuing, with an estimated 4,000 having fled fighting in Angola in the last one month. Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo, which has 365,000 refugees abroad, is ranked seventh among the ten main sources of African refugees. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali announced Monday that Tunisia would be sending humanitarian relief to Afghan refugees to alleviate their suffering, the Tunisian News Agency (TAP) reported. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Some 400 Zanzibar refugees, who fled to Kenya following the January political disturbances on their Island, are expected to return home this week, reliable sources said in Dar es Salaam Monday. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- More than 3,000 people fleeing fighting in the Angolan localities of Kavaleka and Cilenga have crossed into Zambia's Western province in the past one week, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Lusaka. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- More Rwandan refugees have been repatriated from neighbouring DR Congo and Tanzania since August, a UNHCR monthly report indicated Wednesday. Full text...