Some 16,000 refugees seek shelter in Cameroon following clashes in north-east Nigeria
DAKAR, Senegal, March 3 (UNHCR)–The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that some 16,000 Nigerian refugees fled to Cameroon’s Far North region over the weekend to escape clashes in north-east Nigeria between regional ...
As violence spreads beyond Nigeria, UNHCR calls for urgent access to the displaced
GENEVA, February 13 (UNHCR) –The UN refugee agency, concerned about the spread of violence from north-east Nigeria into neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger, on Friday called for urgent humanitarian access to refugees and internally ...
Nigerian refugee children lose family in the desperate dash for safety
DAR ES SALAM CAMP, Chad, February 5 (UNHCR) – Since militants attacked the Nigerian town of Baga a month ago, more than 14,000 people have found safety in Chad, including hundreds of children who ...
Thousands of Nigerians flee across Lake Chad with harrowing tales
DAR ES SALAM CAMP, Chad, January 28 (UNHCR) – Thousands of Nigerian refugees have been arriving in western Chad by canoe this month with harrowing tales of the situation in north-east Nigeria, and UNHCR ...