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The African Foreign Born in the United States in 2002
African-born immigrants in the United States numbered 1 million in 2002, with the largest group from West Africa.
How Many People Have to Die Before We Care? The Role of the International Community in Darfur
While the Darfur crisis may not meet the formal definition of genocide, international action is urgently needed to protect 2.2 million at-risk civilians.
Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda
Uganda's 1999 Self-Reliance Strategy sought to fold refugee education into national systems, but security gaps and movement restrictions undercut results.
African-born Residents of the United States in 2000
More than 881,000 African-born residents called the United States home in 2000, with more than half having arrived in the 1990s and 95 percent settling in metropolitan areas.
Kenya: What Role for Diaspora in Development?
Stagnation and repression turned Kenya's circular education migration into mass brain drain, while the 2002 election raised diaspora development hopes.
War in Liberia Highlights Health Threats to Refugees
Fourteen years of civil war displaced approximately 600,000 Liberians, but most deaths stem from health issues rather than violence.
West Africa's Refugee Crisis Spills Across Many Borders
Linked conflicts displaced at least 1.1 million West Africans by mid-2003, with U.S. military intervention in Liberia seen as decisive to ending 14 years of regional violence.
Refugee Diasporas, Remittances, Development, and Conflict
Refugee diaspora remittances aid conflict-affected homelands but can also fund armed groups.
Cape Verde: Towards the End of Emigration?
Cape Verde's diaspora exceeds its home population, although tighter policies in Europe and the United States are curbing emigration and threatening the sending of remittances that made up much of the economy.
