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Nigeria's army offensive against Islamist militants has pushed nearly 40 000 refugees over its northern border into Niger, a UN agency said, in a drive that is straining food supplies in the drought-prone country.
The United Nations estimated in June there were 6 000 refugees from Nigeria but the figure has soared as President Goodluck Jonathan has stepped up attacks on Boko Haram militants.
SOURCE: news24
Read more at http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Nigeria-offensive-40-000-refugees-to-Niger-20131113-2
The United Nations estimated in June there were 6 000 refugees from Nigeria but the figure has soared as President Goodluck Jonathan has stepped up attacks on Boko Haram militants.
SOURCE: news24
Read more at http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Nigeria-offensive-40-000-refugees-to-Niger-20131113-2