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NORTHERN NIGERIA VIOLENCE DRIVES NEARLY 64,000 PEOPLE INTO NIGER AS REFUGEE PRESSURE SPREADS TO BENIN

Nearly 64,000 people have fled violence in northern Nigeria into Niger since the beginning of 2026, while several hundred more have sought refuge in neighbouring Benin, according to UNHCR. Most arrivals are settling in Diffa and Tahoua, where host communities are already struggling with insecurity, drought, weak services and food shortages. UNHCR says more than 23,000 people have reached Diffa alone this year, more than two thirds of them children, while severe funding shortages are limiting food, shelter, healthcare, water and registration services. UNHCR