Over the course of the past five years, the international community has turned its attention to the Syrian refugee crisis, which has been escalating until it reached its peak in 2015. In the meantime, however, the African war-torn countries have neither come any closer to peaceful resolutions, nor have the African refugees found true sanctuary in the neighboring countries. Despite the long presence of the African refugee community in Egypt, the majority still find themselves unwelcome and ill-treated. According to the UNHCR’s latest figures, Egypt today is home to over 42,000 African refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia alone, while other UN figures rise to at least 125,000 to include African refugees and asylum seekers from other countries. Among the limited efforts exerted to assist Egypt’s African refugees and reduce their suffering is the African Hope Learning Center (AHLC) in Cairo’s Maadi. On an annual basis, AHLC hosts up to 500 students and teachers from over 14 African countries including North and South Sudan, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Burundi, Uganda, Angola, Liberia and Kenya. “Most of our children have lost at least one of their…
