This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 3 June 2005 The number of refugees ...

GENEVA, May 13 (UNHCR) - While the exodus from Togo has slowed considerably in recent days, the UN refugee agency has found groups of previously undetected arrivals living in poor conditions in remote ...

Veteran Benin forward Mickael Pote scored after 104 seconds and again in the second half as 10-man Ghana were held to a 2-2 draw Tuesday in a lively Africa Cup of Nations match. Between the Pote goals ...

An alarming rise in jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso is posing a mounting threat to security in three of its coastal neighbours, according to security sources and analysts. Benin, Ghana and Togo have ...

Ghana could lose up to $21.3 billion in economic value and as many as 435,000 jobs over the next five years if urgent policy measures are not taken to counter intensifying competition from ...

The Economic Community of West African States has ordered the deployment of military troops from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast to Benin Republic. ECOWAS said the measure is aimed at ...

Washington, DC — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a total of US$125 million in guarantees supporting the construction of a 678 km gas pipeline to transport natural gas from ...