Sunday, 1 December 2013

THE AFRICAN REFUGEE PHENOMENON edited by Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa

I introduce the book I edited in 2010 - THE AFRICAN REFUGEE PHENOMENON. This is a 223-page book with eight chapters:



1) Dimensions of the Refugee Problem. The issues discussed are Tackling the root causes of the Refugee Problem, The Socio-Economic Consequences of Refugee Problems in Africa & A Model for Conflict Resolution in West Africa.

2) Gender & Legal Issues include The Gender Perspective on Wars in Liberia & Sierra-Leone, The  Legal Protection of Refugee Women & An appraisal of the Legal Framework for the Protection of Refugees.

3) Refugees and the Environment dissects issues like Involving the Local Communities in Refugee Work (Case Study of the Ijebu-Oru Refugee Camp in Nigeria) & The Impact of the Environment on Refugees.

4) The Social, Psychological & Cultural Problems include A Case Study of Recreation among Refugees, Depression & Academic Achievement Motivation among Adolescent Refugees, Conselling Refugees & Displaced Persons & The Socio-Cultural Dilemma of Refugeeism in Africa.

5) Humanitarian Relief for Refugees features Perspectives on the Reaction Mechanism/Mission Area Efficiency of Humanitarian Groups & The Role of NGOs in Providing Relief to African Refugees/Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

6) Refugge Education dissects The Nexus between the African Refugee Phenomenon and the Failure of Education, Business Education for Refugees & The Content/Context of Education for Refugees.

7) The Health of Refugees x-rays Medical Response in the Management of Victims of Disaster and Refugee Emergency Situations. Also discussed are Cost-Effective Ways of Staying Healthy for Refugees: Local Herbs to the Rescue.

8) The last chapter, The Mass Media, Perception of Refugees and General Overview comprises the following: The Role of the Mass Media in Reporting Refugees, The Good Samaritan: A Functional Refugee & Solving the Refugee Problem in Africa.

The last section by me, titled "Solving the Refugee Problem" captures the essence of the book. A snippet seems apt here. Prevention is better than cure. African governments should take cognizance of EARLY WARNING SIGNS of conflict and nip same in the bud before they escalate to full blown wars...

ISBN - 10 -  : 978-8422-12-8/9788422128.
ISBN - 13 -  : 978-978-8422-12-9/9789788422129
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Related Links

*Refugees welcome: The African country thought to be one of the best places to be a refugee    bbc.in/1TKJz36
*Globally, 60 million people are affected by displacement    @WBG_Fin4Dev  #IDAWorks
*Half of world's international migrants are women    bit.ly/1TqFfWs  #UN4RefugeesMigrants
*Kenya camp closures no surprise to refugees: 'We've been crying out, but no one heard'    buff.ly/1ZSN5Nq
*How enhanced legal frameworks can help tackle the refugee crisis   https://www.timeshighereducation.com/hub/united-arab-emirate-university/ 
*Kenya threatens its refugees    http://jidrinibrahim.com/kenya-threatens-its-refugees
*Refugee system breaking down - Angelina Jolie Pitt    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe..
*Nigeria: NSCDC to tackle prostitution among IDPs in Borno state    https://t.co/AJIPcizPhX
*Threats to global peace/security & the refugee problem    us12.campaign-archive1.com/?u...
*The world only knows them as 'refugees', but they have names, faces & stories    https://t.co/sQb0K1V1aD    #ShareHumanity    https://t.co/S4pMmKtQna
*Rwanda: 25 years after the genocide   https://www.international-alert.org/rwanda-genocide
*Record of forcibly displaced Africans likely to grow   https://africacentre.org/spotlight/record-number-of-forcibly-displaced-africans-likely-to-grow
*Myths about human trafficking in Africa   https://africacentre.org/spotlight/myths-about-human-trafficking-in-africa
*Refugee rights are human rights   https://twitter.com/EmiThePoet
*African migration and the charade of 'return to safety'   https://africasacountry.com/2019/10/african-migration-charade-return-to-safety/
*Despite dangers, majority of irregular migrants from Africa to Europe would still travel   https://www.undp.org/content/...2019-despite-dangers-majority-irregular-migrants-from-africa-to-europe-would-still-travel/
*Western Europeans vary in nationalist, anti-immigrant, anti-religious & minority attitudes   pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/06/19/western-europeans-vary-in-their-nationalist-anti-immigrant-anti-religious-minority-attitudes/
*Figure of the week: Migration & remittances in sub-Saharan Africa   https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2019/11/14/figure-of-the-week-migration-remittances-sub-saharan-africa/
*Drivers of displacement in Africa   https://lnkd.in/dfnHw9
*Remittance flows from migrants to their families back home are more reliable than foreign investment   https://twitter.com/TheEconomist
*Nobody came to ask us: South Sudanese refugees' perceptions of the peace process   issafrica.org/research/east-africa-report/nobody-came-to-ask-us.../
*Libya deports 124 immigrants to Niger   menafn.com
*UN: Ethiopia-Tigray fighting triggers biggest refugee flight in decades    https://www.voanews.com/africa/un-ethiopia-tigray-refugee-flight.../
*Congo's white refugees    https://africasacountry.com/2020/11/congos-white-refugees/
*First of four UN humanitarian airlifts for Ethiopian refugees lands in Khartoum    https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2011/SOO205/first-humanitarian-airlifts-for-ethiopian-refugees/
*'R is for Rohingya': Sesame Street creates new moppets for refugees    nytimes.com
*Covid-19 & refugees    storymaps.arcgis.com
*When will refugees get Covid-19 vaccine?    news.trust.org
*The African refugee equilibrium    africasacountry.com
*Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit, shares life story of growing up in a refugee camp in Uganda    bit.ly/3swyRXi
  















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