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Deadly attacks reported in Nigeria's Lake Chad region, more people fleeing
11 Mar 2014 ... of the violence in north-eastern Nigeria. Newly-arriving refugees interviewed by our staff in Niger have spoken of atrocities on the islands and shores of Lake Chad in Nigeria's northeast Borno State. ...... -
Refugees fleeing attacks in north eastern Nigeria, UNHCR watching for new displacement
9 May 2014 ... Nigeria. The brutality and frequency of these attacks is unprecedented. The past two months have seen multiple kidnappings and deaths, creating population displacement both inside Nigeria and ...... -
Love at First Flight: A Nigerian refugee finds shelter and a wife in Chad
3 Mar 2015 ... "I'm on my honeymoon today," says the Nigerian national, who only met his wife Zara a few ... A religious leader presided, though the marriage has not been officially registered by the Nigerian ...... -
Chad: Refugees from Nigeria
4 Mar 2015 ... In recent weeks, thousands have been forced to flee northern Nigeria after militants attacked their villages, crossing Lake Chad in packed boats and seeking safety at the Dar-es-Salam refugee site in ...... -
Cameroon: Escape from Nigeria
18 Aug 2015 ... Attacks by Nigerian insurgents have spread to neighbouring countries in recent months, severely restricting the 'humanitarian space' aid organisations, like UNHCR, can operate in to help people made ...... -
Niger: Flight from Nigeria
4 Sep 2013 ... People escaping the fighting between the Nigerian army and Boko Haram rebels get a friendly welcome in Niger.... -
UNHCR concern about return of Nigerians, shrinking humanitarian space
14 Aug 2015 ... The UN refugee agency is concerned about the escalating violence in and around Nigeria and its impact on the situation of Nigerian refugees in surrounding host countries, including a shrinking ...... -
Refugee herdsmen return to Nigeria
18 Apr 2005 ... BANYO, Cameroon, April 18 (UNHCR) - A group of 420* refugee herdsmen today returned to Nigeria from ... They travelled on bumpy roads at 3-5 km/hr towards the Kanyaka border crossing with Nigeria. From ...... -
UNHCR's Grandi: Failures behind Nigeria IDP camp tragedy must be identified
18 Jan 2017 ... for internally displaced people in north-east Nigeria that left dozens of people dead, and stressed the need for the Nigerian authorities to urgently identify the failings that led to the tragedy. ...... -
UNHCR concerned about displaced Nigerians, calls on neighbouring countries to keep borders open
29 May 2013 ... welfare of people displaced in northern Nigeria by the activities of the militant Boko Haram group and the government's response. UNHCR also urged Nigeria and other governments in the region to ...... -
UNHCR issues warning against forced returns to Northeast Nigeria amid rising violence
29 Oct 2013 ... With the recent escalation of violence in Northeast Nigeria, UNHCR is today advising States against forced returns of people to the region. We are also urging that borders be kept open for Nigerians ...... -
UNHCR urges against forced returns to Nigeria amid rising violence in the north
29 Oct 2013 ... GENEVA, October 29 (UNHCR) - Amid rising violence in north-east Nigeria, the UN refugee agency on ... "We are also urging that borders be kept open for Nigerians fleeing the country and who may be in ...... -
Niger's Diffa district provides shelter for Nigerians fleeing violence
24 Jan 2014 ... the sound of an explosion as she tells visitors why she fled from her home in north-eastern Nigeria. ... have fled into southern Niger's Diffa region in recent days to escape fresh violence in Nigeria. ...... -
Cross-border raids hinder relocation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon
31 Oct 2014 ... GENEVA, October 31 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency on Friday said it was very concerned about growing insecurity in border areas between Cameroon and Nigeria, where thousands of Nigerian refugees ...... -
UN refugee chief Guterres visits Nigerian refugees in Northern Cameroon
24 Mar 2015 ... between two of today's major displacement crises in Africa: Nigeria and the Central African Republic. More than 74,000 Nigerian refugees have crossed into the Far North region of Cameroon ...... -
Freed from Boko Haram, Nigerians still need help
7 Oct 2016 ... MONGUNO, Nigeria – Tens of thousands of Nigerians liberated from Boko Haram face a desperate lack of food that has left some children severely malnourished and families struggling to make ends meet, ...... -
Thousands of Cameroonians seek refuge in Nigeria
31 Oct 2017 ... UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the local authorities in Southeastern Nigeria, is assisting recently arrived Cameroonians seeking refuge and safety. Thousands have fled to Nigeria following ...... -
More Cameroonian refugees flee to Nigeria, bringing total arrivals close to 60,000 mark
13 Feb 2020 ... that more people are still in remote border areas and could be on their way trying to reach Nigeria. ... most come from areas near the border and have trekked across savannah and forests to reach Nigeria. ...... -
Displaced Cameroonians struggle in Nigeria
15 May 2019 ... They eventually made it across the border to neighbouring Nigeria. “Every day and every night, ... 437,000 within the country’s borders and forced about 35,000 like Agah to seek safety in Nigeria. ...... -
UNHCR provides a safety net for Nigerians at lakeside camp in Chad
8 Nov 2016 ... Nigerian refugee Hawali Oumar woke up to the sound of gunfire and the sight of his neighbourhood in flames when Boko Haram attacked his home town of Baga in north-eastern Nigeria. The 43-year-old ......