Gambia | January 24, 2017 Stories As Gambia crisis passes, displaced return from Senegal Several thousand people have returned to the Gambia since ex-president Yahya Jammeh ceded power.
Senegal | January 20, 2017 News Some 45,000 people have fled uncertainty in Gambia as tension mounts It is feared that more people may continue to leave as the situation remains tense
Senegal | January 13, 2017 News Rising number of people cross to Senegal from Gambia amid tension Most new arrivals are children, sent by their parents to Senegal as a precautionary measure.
Côte d’Ivoire | January 12, 2017 News UNHCR and the African Development Bank call for solidarity with forcibly displaced populations in Africa The Bank organized a two-day forum in Abidjan to explore, among other issues, how to better support countries affected by displacements of populations.
Nigeria | December 21, 2016 Stories UNHCR pledges aid to thousands displaced in Lake Chad Basin Wrapping up a 10-day visit to Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria, Filippo Grandi vows to assist 460,000 people displaced by insurgency.
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”