UNHCR warns of critical protection gaps for people on the move in the Sahel and East Africa

Record numbers forced to flee ongoing violence in Burkina Faso

Refugees and locals in Mauritania exchange strategies for adapting to climate change

Malian refugees living in Mauritania are applying and sharing techniques from back home to grow food and protect the environment.

Fresh start for Malian refugees in Burkina Faso as camp reopens

The Goudoubo camp, empty after violence forced residents out, now bustles as schools and healthcare centres rebuild and businesses reopen.

News Comment: Six refugees among 137 killed in Niger's recent attack

This news comment is attributable to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection

Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries

New safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso

Child-trafficking in Mali increasing because of conflict and COVID-19

Armed groups in Mali trafficking children for labour in gold mines, using profits to enrich combatants, fuel the arms trade and finance the violence.

IOM and UNHCR carry out joint visit to the Canary Islands amid increasing arrivals