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32 dead, 80 injured in Nigeria market blast, Boko Haram claims responsibility
At least 32 people were killed and 80 wounded after an explosive device went off at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola, humanitarian agencies say.
“Thirty-two people were killed and 80 have been injured,” Reuters quoted a Red Cross official as saying., Another official from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Sa’ad Bello, later confirmed the same numbers...
Niger struggles with refugee influx from restive Nigeria
Displaced women receive food aid during a distribution at the Cathedral of Yola, state capital of Adamawa, on December 4, 2014.
Niger is facing a massive influx of refugees from neighboring Nigeria, where people are fleeing deadly attacks by Takfiri Boko Haram militants, Press TV reports.
According to the UN refugee agency, the displaced population is placing a heavy burden on Diffa, a remote and economically...