Friday, June 20, 2014

Daily Africa News - June 20, 2014

Daily Africa News
 
Daily Africa News
June 20, 2014
From VOAAfrica.com

 
Number of Displaced People Hits 50 Million, Highest Since WWII Number of Displaced People Hits 50 Million, Highest Since WWII
Massive increase in forcible displacement driven mainly by war in Syria, UN report finds More
 
Refugees Boost Local Economy         Refugees Boost Local Economy
Oxford study in Uganda shows effects of refugee entrepreneurship More
 
Somalia Among Top Source Countries for Refugees Somalia Among Top Source Countries for Refugees
Many of the 1.1 million Somalis who left the country sought refuge from conflict, drought and famine in neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia More
 
Uganda Says US Gay Penalties are 'Blackmail' Uganda Says US Gay Penalties are 'Blackmail'
The US cut funding to Uganda and canceled a regional military exercise in response to a new law criminalizing homosexuality More
 
 
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