In the Agadez region of Niger, thousands of migrants many of them children are waiting in squalid conditions, and at risk of human trafficking, after being turned away from Algeria.
The Moroccan clinic where the infants were delivered last month, and are being treated, also said on Wednesday that they were breathing without assistance and had put on weight.
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Halima Cisse, 25, gave birth to five girls and four boys on Tuesday at around 30 weeks into her pregnancy
She was expected to give birth to seven babies, an ultrasound originally showed, but two more were found
The record nine babies celebrated their first week of life today with a religious naming ceremony
Because of the grave risk of infection, their mother Halima Cisse, 25, has only limited access to them
Nonuplets are extremely rare and medical complications are common when it comes to multiple births
Nine babies born to Malian mother will need to spend the next two to three months in incubators at Moroccan hospital, doctors say
Halima Cisse, 25, gave birth to five girls and four boys on Tuesday at around 30 weeks into her pregnancy
Ms Cisse was expected to give birth to seven babies but two more were found
Professor Youssef Alaoui, medical director of the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca where the nonuplets were born, said it was an extremely rare case
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Inside Moroccan maternity ward where Malian mother gave birth to record breaking NINE babies: Incredible images show five girls and four boys who beat the odds to survive as doctors say they are doing fine
Halima Cisse, 25, gave birth to five girls and four boys on Tuesday at around 30 weeks into her pregnancy
She was expected to give birth to seven babies, an ultrasound originally showed, but two more were found
Nonuplets are extremely rare and medical complications are common when it comes to multiple births
Ms Cisse was flown from Mali to Casablanca in Morocco to make sure the babies were delivered safely