300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border were facing starvation after an argument between the Nigerian government and the Red Cross. The Red Cross had been sending supplies to relief camps in "rebel" Biafra, but had been ordered out by the Nigerian government. This is after the outbreak of the Biafra War on 6 July 1967, when the easterners tried to force the west to integrate back into Nigeria.
eventREF E-0069017Revised
2 November 1969
300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border are facing starvation
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 2 November’, [online], available at https://africanhistory.about.com (accessed: 9 October 2013)
- 02Atofarati A A. The Nigerian Civil War, Causes, Strategies, and Lessons Learnt from Africa Master Web [online] Available at: www.africamasterweb.com (accessed: 9 October 2013)
- 03South African History Online, ‘The Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade the Republic of Biafra’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (accessed: 9 October 2013)
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 1). 300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border are facing starvation. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069017
South African History Online (2011) '300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border are facing starvation', South African History Online, 1 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069017 (Accessed: 9 November 2026).
South African History Online, 300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border are facing starvation [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069017, (accessed 9 November 2026).
"300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border are facing starvation." South African History Online, 1 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069017. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border are facing starvation." South African History Online. November 1, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069017.
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