Cameroon | December 16, 2016 News UNHCR chief launches U$241 million appeal for conflict-displaced in Lake Chad Basin “This is one of Africa’s largest displacement crises and the world cannot afford to brush it under the carpet”
Cameroon | December 16, 2016 Stories UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal Filippo Grandi meets with Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by Boko Haram violence, and later presents funding appeal that aims to help them
Niger | December 13, 2016 News UN refugee chief praises Niger’s help for refugees Filippo Grandi says Niger sets a strong example through its hospitality for people fleeing conflict in Mali and Nigeria.
Cameroon | November 10, 2016 Multimedia UNHCR provides a safety net for Nigerians at lakeside camp in Chad Refugees and host community struggle to cope after thousands cross the border in the wake of attacks by Boko Haram militants in north-eastern Nigeria.
Mauritania | November 8, 2016 Stories Despite Mali peace accord, more flee persistent violence Last month alone, some 2,700 men, women and children from northern Mali have sought refuge in Mauritania from ongoing banditry and interethnic violence.
November 4, 2016 Stories Liberian government grants nationality to former Liberian refugees at risk of statelessness “Identity document is important, identity document is life”
