Tag Archives: Niger
UNHCR: Food shortages await thousands fleeing Mali conflict
Almost 7,500 refugees have fled into neighbouring countries since French and Malian forces launched a counter-offensive against Islamic militants almost two weeks ago and the exodus is continuing. In Mauritania, 4,208 Malian refugees have arrived since the latest fighting began on January 11. After being registered at the Fassala transit centre, they are being transported […]
AQIM Releases Recent Video of 4 French Hostages taken from Niger in 2010
Sahara Medias website [ar] in Mauritania has released this video of four of the six French hostages being held by AQIM in or around Mali. These four were abducted from the Arlit uranium mine in Niger in September 2010, along with three others who were since released. Once again, they plead for protection from the French authorities. […]
Gallery: Azawad Interim Council President Inauguration
Supporters of an independent Azawad gathered in Mali on Friday, 15 June 2012 for the official inauguration of an interim president, MNLA Secretary-General, Bilal Ag Acherif. Ag Cherif reiterated [fr] the aims of the council as listed in the Azawadi Declaration of Independence and announced initiatives to establish state institutions, and to develop a charter that defines the fundamental principles of a […]
Misery Awaits Refugees from Mali in Mauritania
Hundreds of thousands of people are said to have been displaced due to clashes between Tuareg militants and the Malian army, but details on what threats they are escaping, why they choose to leave the country instead of heading for the south, and the logistics of their movements, are difficult to determine.
UN sources have told the AA that 56,000 Malians fled to Burkina Faso, 39,000 to Niger and 62,000 to Mauritania. A United Nations (UN) official in the region has told the AA that the number of refugees in the camp may significantly increase in the near future, without explaining why this might be.
Why has @WFP chopped #Nigeria #Sudan and #Eritrea…
Why has @WFP chopped #Nigeria #Sudan and #Eritrea off the #Sahel? #LastYearsTargets Wikipedia: “The Sahel covers most parts of the territory of (from west to east) Senegal, southern Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, southern Algeria, Niger, northern Nigeria, Chad, northern Cameroon, Sudan (including Darfur and the southern part of Sudan), and Eritrea.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel WFP: “Hunger is […]
