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Talented Somali refugee dreams of new life in America to honour slain father who set up Picasso art school
27 Jul 2015 In June 2009, gunmen shot dead his father, co-founder of the Picasso art school in Mogadishu. -
Nigerian refugees move from volatile border zone in Cameroon
21 Jul 2015 UNHCR says ongoing violence and insecurity triggers more population movements in northern Nigeria and region. -
Refugee student's hard work pays off with scholarship to study in USA
7 Jul 2015 A young Congolese refugee in Zimbabwe achieves his dream of going to university with a scholarship awarded by the US government. -
UNHCR Chief appeals for more aid to Cameroon
26 Mar 2015 António Guterres visits the thousands of Nigerians who have fled the conflict in their country -
Some 16,000 refugees seek shelter in Cameroon following clashes in north-east Nigeria
3 Mar 2015 The displaced come from villages caught in fighting along the border, and more continue to cross into volatile border zones which lie just south of Lake Chad. -
Love at First Flight: A Nigerian refugee finds shelter and a wife in Chad
3 Mar 2015 Moussa set off to visit family in the northern Nigerian town of Baga. He ended up fleeing for his life, seeking shelter in neighbouring Chad and finding a young wife. -
As violence spreads beyond Nigeria, UNHCR calls for urgent access to the displaced
13 Feb 2015 The UN refugee agency seeks urgent humanitarian access to refugees and internally displaced people in neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger. -
Nigerian refugee children lose family in the desperate dash for safety
5 Feb 2015 Thousands of people forcibly displaced by militants in northern Nigeria are still dealing with the trauma, among them many children. -
Thousands of Nigerians flee across Lake Chad with harrowing tales
28 Jan 2015 More than 14,000 people have crossed Lake Chad since early January when militants attacked their homes in and around the north-east Nigerian town of Baga.