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African students in Ukraine face discrimination as they try to flee fighting

Refugees from many different countries in Africa, the Middle East and India - mostly students of Ukrainian universities are at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, in eastern Poland, 27 February 2022. © WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP

The Nigerian government has called on Ukrainian border officials and those in neighbouring countries on Monday to treat its citizens equally after reports that Africans were being discriminated against while trying to flee from the Russian invasion.

Nigerians, Ghanaians, Somalis and other Africans studying in Ukraine have been trying to escape across the borders along with hundreds and thousands of people since Russia launched an offensive last week.

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