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Nigeria Has 218,000 Refugees in Cameroon, Chad, Niger - UN

Anthonio Canhandula, the UNHCR country representative, has urged the government to create conditions that will ease the return of refugees to the country. They are 94,000 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, 12,000 in Chad and 112,000 in Niger Republic, the agency reported.

Nigeria: 218,000 Refugees Living in Three Neighbouring Countries - UN

Premium Times, 27 November 2019

About 218,000 Nigerian refugees are living in three neighbouring countries - Cameroon, Chad and the Niger Republic - the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said. Read more »

Photo: Helene Caux/ UNHCR

Nigerian refugee Kadija, 19, walked for four days with her child on her back before reaching Kousseri camp in Cameroon in March 2015.

Africa: 270 Million People Are Migrants, Who Send Home a Staggering $689 Billion

IPS, 27 November 2019

The number of international migrants in 2019 is now estimated at 270 million and the top destination remains the United States, at nearly 51 million, the UN migration agency said… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Has 218,000 Refugees in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Says UN

This Day, 27 November 2019

About 218,000 Nigerians are said to be refugees in three neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has… Read more »

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Violence in Nigeria Drives Thousands of Refugees into Niger

At least 20,000 refugees have been forced to flee escalating violence in the country's northwest region to Niger since April, the United Nations refugee agency has said. TheRead more »
- Nigeria: Violence Drives 20,000 People into Niger
- Nigeria: UNHCR - Violence Forces 20,000 Nigerians Into Niger
Nigerians Flee to Cameroon After Boko Haram Vows To Attack Town

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has said that at least 30,000 people fled the Nigerian town of Rann amid fears of renewed attacks by Boko Haram militants. The ... Read more »
- Nigeria: Nigerians Flee Rann to Cameroon After Withdrawal of Military
- Nigeria: UNHCR Laments Displacement of 320,000 Persons in North- East in Four Months

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