The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ocha, have announced that violence in northern Mali has led thousands of people to seek refuge in neighbouring Niger.
According to the UN, citing security sources, more than 400 civilians are reported to have been killed during the fighting.
The majority of refugees are settling in localities in the Tahoua region, accoridng to Ocha. Some are already receiving assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP).
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