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Categories: INTERNATIONAL

Central African refugee displacement and repatriation

Entities: Paul Atanga Nji · Central African Republic · Cameroon · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) · Josiane Lina Bemaka Soui

Overview

In early July 2026, attention was on Sudanese university students who had fled the war in Sudan and were living in the Korsi refugee camp near Birao, Central African Republic. The students faced loss of study years, language barriers, financial hardship and the threat of forced marriages, while UNHCR helped some enroll at the University of Bangui. By late July 2026, the narrative shifted to a broader regional effort: the governments of the Central African Republic and Cameroon, together with UNHCR, announced the restart of a voluntary repatriation programme for Central African refugees held in Cameroon. The programme, launched in 2019, had already returned nearly 28,000 people and aimed to repatriate an additional 10‑20 000 by the end of the year, despite security concerns and a cholera outbreak in CAR’s Vakaga region.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Central African Republic and Cameroon Resume Refugee Repatriation

    CAR and Cameroon have agreed to resume a voluntary repatriation program for up to 28,000 Central African refugees, targeting further returns by the end of 2026 amid security and health challenges.

  2. 18 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Sudanese Student Refugees Struggle to Continue Education in Central African Republic Camps

    Sudanese students displaced by war live in CAR refugee camps, struggle to resume university studies, and depend on UNHCR‑supported placements at the University of Bangui amid language and financial challenges.

Sources

africazine.com · jamaicainquirer.com · pressafrik.com · siamevent.com