"We Have Experienced Calamities": Stories from Diffa, Niger

Voice from the Field"We Have Experienced Calamities": Stories from Diffa, NigerMay 10, 2017For more than three years, ongoing conflict between Boko Haram and the armies in the Lake Chad region has taken a heavy toll on civilian populations. Many have fled their homes and left everything behind to find refuge in other villages and eventually across borders. Authorities report that there are now more than 240,000 displaced people in southeastern Niger ’s Diffa region, bordered by Chad and Nigeria. The majority of them were driven from home by violence.Garba, 40: "I Really Hope Peace Returns"
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