December 18, 2017 News

West Africa: Ensuring effective alternatives to dangerous journeys

Strengthening protection and solutions for refugees and asylum seekers in West Africa is critical in response to mixed migratory flows.

November 5, 2017 News

West Africa mobilized to ensure that everyone has the right to a nationality

One million people are stateless or at risk of statelessness in West Africa, essentially because of gaps in nationality laws and obstacles in administrative procedures to establish proof of nationality

June 2, 2017 News

UNHCR shocked at deaths in Sahara Desert

Dakar, 2 June 2017 - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is shocked to hear about the reported deaths of 44 desperate migrants and refugees in the Sahara Desert this week - including women and children. Survivor accounts suggest a group of 50 people was on their way to Libya when…

March 8, 2017 Stories

After fleeing Boko Haram, a Nigerian mid-wife helps pregnant girls in Niger

Awa has become a role model to empower women and girls in a refugee camp in the Diffa region

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.

October 7, 2016 News

UNHCR is shocked and greatly saddened by a deadly attack on a Malian ‘refugee hosting area’ in the west of Niger

The attack resulted in the deaths of 22 Nigerien military officers and the injury of five others; no refugee was harmed