Niger: Maradi region registers some 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria

Maradi, Niger (PANA) - More than 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria have converged on the Maradi region of Niger, fleeing the atrocities of armed bandits, kidnappers and cattle thieves in the northern states of Nigeria bordering the region of Maradi, the Nigerien News Agency reported on Thursday, citing regional authorities