The UN refugee agency is to evacuate thousands of vulnerable refugees from Libya next year, its country representative said on Tuesday. “In 2018, we will try to send between 5,000 and 10,000 of the most vulnerable refugees to third countries,” Roberto Mignone said. “We can’t give an exact number as it will depend on how […]
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No fewer than five million refugees were in Africa as at 2016 from 2.6 million in 2011, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. The Executive Director of WFP, Ertharin Cousin, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, in a joint statement issued […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday evening disclosed that over 56,000 Nigerians are currently taking refuge in neighbouring Cameroon because of the activities of the Boko Haram sect in the North Eastern part of the country. He said he was saddened by the terror unleashed by the sect on the country which he said led to […]
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