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Fleeing bandit attacks, Nigerian villagers seek safety in Niger
2 Mar 2021 Around 77,000 Nigerians have sought refuge in Niger's Maradi region, some 7,660 since the start of the year as banditry and armed attacks spread. -
Eye operation draws life into focus for young refugee
25 Feb 2021 Cataracts gradually robbed six-year-old Azaiya of his sight. A corrective operation allowed him to see a world with opportunities. -
IOM, UNHCR: Shipwreck off Libya claims over 40 Lives
20 Jan 2021 -
'The Nansen Award was one of the most inspiring things in my life'
21 Dec 2020 Nansen Award laureate Zannah Mustapha takes stock of how his life – and those of the children displaced by Boko Haram – has changed since he won the award in 2017. -
Hardships multiply for older refugees amid COVID-19 pandemic
1 Oct 2020 Physical decline, deepening economic hardship and isolation make life tougher for older people, who comprise four per cent of the forcibly displaced population worldwide. -
Hunger and fear stalk survivors of attack in north Cameroon
7 Sep 2020 Violence had already uprooted thousands in the volatile Far North region. Now a spate of deadly attacks leaves survivors fearful of tending their fields. -
UNHCR condemns deadly attack on internally displaced people in north Cameroon
2 Sep 2020 -
More than 30,000 refugees flee violence in northwestern Nigeria in last two months alone
26 Jun 2020 Growing insecurity forces thousands, mainly women and children, to seek safety in neighbouring Niger. -
UNHCR appeals for US$186 million for refugee and displacement crisis in Sahel
12 Jun 2020