Johannesburg: On March 2, the U.N. refugee agency urged authorities in countries neighbouring Ukraine to open their borders to African citizens fleeing the conflict there. The announcement came in the wake of reports that some Africans were being denied access to safety, UNHCR explained. “UNHCR is aware and is very concerned about reports of racial profiling, we’re aware of many of these reports, we’re following up and where possible we’ve made interventions,” Buchizya Mseteka, a South Africa-based UNHCR spokesperson, said.
