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Algeria forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger, creates “critical humanitarian situation”

Algeria has forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger creating a "critical humanitarian situation", two United Nations bodies said in a report released Thursday. "Since the start of the year, more than 9,000 distressed migrants who were driven...
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Sahel: Thousands displaced by Niger conflict set to return

More than 18,000 people who have fled conflict in jihadist-hit western Niger are being given help to return as security for the area is beefed up, officials told AFP on Monday. "Some started heading back by themselves a couple of days ago and this morning a voluntary...
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Sahel’s children are facing extreme dangers, desperately need humanitarian help

By Robin Millard: Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and desperately need humanitarian help due to worsening violence, the United Nations warned Friday. The number of children in dire need of aid in Burkina Faso,...
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Tunisia: President’s racist speech sparks violence against migrants

By Evelyne Aka, with Françoise Kadri in Tunis: Almost 300 people returned from Tunisia to Mali and Ivory Coast on Saturday after boarding repatriation flights, fearful of a wave of violence since the president launched a tirade against migrants. Last month President...
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