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00:00 Under the blistering heat, desperate civilians in this displacement camp find themselves
00:05 trapped with nowhere to go.
00:07 They fled their homes to escape jihadist violence, which has been plaguing the Sahel region,
00:13 but are now unable to rebuild their lives.
00:16 Conditions are difficult, with little to no aid arriving in the area and work being hard
00:21 to come by.
00:22 "Even though it's difficult here, it's worse there.
00:26 We have nothing there.
00:27 We have no choice but to stay here.
00:29 We come here and we're obliged to stay in these conditions."
00:33 "Since we have been here, no one has come to see how we live.
00:39 We're right here with nothing.
00:41 We have to rely on ourselves to survive with what we can earn in Dori."
00:48 The UN World Food Programme flies in some essentials to the displaced living here in
00:53 Dori, a key hub for supplies.
00:55 However, the majority of food, fuel and farming equipment must still travel by land under
01:02 army escort through a dangerous stretch of road frequently targeted by jihadists.
01:08 As a result of restrictions, the cost of trucking and products have skyrocketed.
01:13 "Tariffs have increased from 9,000 to 30,000 francs per tonne.
01:18 Two or three years ago, the bag of rice was between 16,000 and 16,500.
01:25 And now it's 27,000 francs.
01:27 27,000 francs for a bag of rice."
01:30 According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, a quarter of the two million internally displaced
01:35 people in Burkina Faso are from the border regions in the north, which are particularly
01:40 hard hit by the violence.
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