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Internally displaced Liberians start journey home; first airlift from Nigeria
8 Nov 2004 The Liberian repatriation operation has expanded with the start of airlifts from Nigeria and return convoys carrying internally displaced Liberians back to their home areas. -
More Sierra Leonean refugees set to fly home from Nigeria
3 Sep 2002 A second group of Sierra Leoneans have been moved from their Nigerian camp in preparation for the airlift home. Some 270 have signed up for the voluntary repatriation, which is set to be completed in late September. -
Chadian refugees go home
27 Jul 2001 Tens of thousands of Chadians fled civil war in that country in the early 1980s. Now, the organized repatriation of refugees back to Chad is drawing to a close. -
Month-long Liberian boat-people saga ends in Nigeria
27 Jun 2001 A Swedish-registered ship docked at the Nigerian port of Lagos on Tuesday nearly a month after it wandered the West African seas and three countries refused asylum to its 156 mostly Liberian passengers.