Africa’s Great Lakes are experiencing a significant rise in water levels, a phenomenon that has captured the attention of scientists, environmentalists, and the global community. While Africa is ...

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Flooding in Africa’s Great Lakes Region Claims Hundreds of Lives UN says 270 dead, 300 missing, 3,000 families left homeless President declares national day of mourning in Congo on Monday ...

Despite its wealth of natural resources and potential, Central Africa continues to face serious challenges, from political ...

United States-led efforts to end the current armed conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region appear oblivious to one of the key drivers of the hostilities: the region’s history of failing to ...

Violence and insecurity in the Great Lakes region and the Lake Chad Basin of central Africa are on the rise, the senior United Nations (UN) staffer in the region warns. Abdou Abarry, Head of the UN ...