On 12 December 2016, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, visited Diffa region in Niger. Here, the forcibly displaced population is spread across more than 100 sites in a stretch of arable land along the border with Nigeria. He used the opportunity to highlight the importance of da...

Deserted Syrian children flee to Lebanon. According to UNICEF, thousands of Syrian children are fleeing their country alone. Separated from their families and forced to survive on their own, they face high risks of abuse and violence.

Suspected Boko Haram fighters have launched an offensive against the key Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the largest city in Borno State, witnesses said. Armed men on Sunday hit Maiduguri's south in a bid to gain entry to the strategically-important city. The attack on the state capital comes just...

The deteriorating humanitarian situation in Somalia has forced more than 318,000 Somalis to flee their country so far this year. While the majority are seeking safety and aid in neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia, many Somalis continue to head northwards to embark on the risky sea journey across the Gu...

A worker at The Gambia's main ferry crossing has told the BBC that thousands of people are fleeing every day as they are "afraid of war". "People are in chaos, people are leaving" as they don't know what is going to happen, he said. Adama Barrow won the election and an inauguration is planned ...

Civilians and tourists leave and regional forces deploy as President Jammeh refuses to cede power despite election loss. Large numbers of Gambians have fled their homes and soldiers from neighbouring Senegal have begun moving towards the borders amid a deepening political crisis. Yahya Jammeh,...