Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus

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Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just the last three weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning of a displacement emergency in the wider Sahel region.

Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus
February 21, 2020 at 09:12AM : International People Search
February 21, 2020 at 09:12AM

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