March 1, 2018 News

West Africa is on track to eradicate statelessness by 2024

Three years after the adoption of the Abidjan Declaration, much progress has been made towards eradicating statelessness in West Africa

December 18, 2017 News

West Africa: Ensuring effective alternatives to dangerous journeys

Strengthening protection and solutions for refugees and asylum seekers in West Africa is critical in response to mixed migratory flows.

November 5, 2017 News

West Africa mobilized to ensure that everyone has the right to a nationality

One million people are stateless or at risk of statelessness in West Africa, essentially because of gaps in nationality laws and obstacles in administrative procedures to establish proof of nationality

October 27, 2017 News

Over 500 Togolese seek refuge in Ghana

UNHCR is working with Ghanaian authorities to support over 500 recently arrived Togolese asylum-seekers, fleeing the recent political unrest in their country

May 20, 2015 News

ECOWAS Heads of States endorse the Abidjan declaration on the eradication of statelessness

At least 750,000 people in West Africa are affected by this plight