The UN refugee agency says that a record 800,000 people were forced to flee across borders last year. <br /><br />Many of them were displaced by conflicts in their home countries.<br /><br />Mali is one example. More than 320,000 people have been forced from their homes since January because of fighting between government forces and Tuareg rebels.<br /><br />Many are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries - which are struggling to cope with the influx. <br /><br />The situation is particularly precarious as the Sahel region is going through a major drought.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Laura Kyle reports from Burkina Faso's Mintao camp and May Welsh reports from Mali's Timbuktu.
