More than 240,000 people fled into Cameroon, Chad and Niger after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their homes. Read more »
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ganfouda district in Benghazi has been inaccessible to aid organzations for many months. Read more »
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said that at least 1.8 million persons are internally displaced in the North-East region of Nigeria. Read more »
The move follows a request from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other considerations, especially the environmental impact and threats to security. An ... Read more »
Ilhan Omar, 34, a former refugee, won the Minnesota race unopposed after defeating the incumbent Phyllis Kahn in the primary. Read more »
Because they can't afford school fees, many parents end up sending their sons to work, and forcing their daughters to marry. Read more »
Human traffickers in Nigeria are exploiting Europe's migration crisis, moving girls to lawless Libya, before crossing the Mediterranean to Italy, anti-slavery activists say. ... Read more »
Aid agencies say the situation is getting worse as famine looms and growing numbers of refugees flee to neighboring countries. Read more »
Ethnic Oromo who fled Ethiopia are now being faced with a new challenge as the French government clears a camp for illegal migrants. Read more »
President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be shocked by the Human Rights Watch report which alleges that officials sexually abused and exploited women and girls displaced by the Boko ... Read more »
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