The Anglophone crisis in the West of Cameroon continues to deteriorate, triggering important movements of populations. It is considered that about 20 000 people are internally displaced due to this...
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Nigeria – Refugee Influx from Cameroon (DG ECHO, UNHCR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 December 2017)
Tensions between security forces and anglophone communities in the Akwaya region of South West Cameroon have intensified in November resulting in casualties amongst the civilian population and...
La situation nutritionnelle au Tchad appelle à un engagement renouvelé du Gouvernement et de l'ensemble des partenaires
(N’Djamena, 14 décembre 2017): La présentation des résultats de l’enquête nationale de nutrition 2017 indique une augmentation de la prévalence de la malnutrition aiguë dans certaines régions du...
Chad + 3 more
ECHO Factsheet – Chad – November 2017
Introduction Chad, one of the poorest countries in the world, faces numerous challenges: food and nutrition insecurity, forced population displacement, climate change (especially drought), epidemics...
Cameroon + 1 more
Cameroon – Conflict (DG ECHO, Aid Organisations, Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 November 2017)
On 20 November, a suspected Boko Haram suicide bombing attack has killed five people and wounded 27 in Kolofata, a village in the Far North Region of Cameroon. This is the ninth bombing attack...
World + 52 more
Education in Emergencies - ECHO Factsheet
Key messages Education is lifesaving. Education is crucial for both the protection and healthy development of girls and boys affected by crises. It can rebuild their lives; restore their sense of...
Nigeria + 1 more
Cameroon/Nigeria – Population Displacement (DG ECHO, UNHCR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 November 2017)
Following tensions that have been mounting since September in western Cameroon, where the English-speaking minority has been mobilising for greater autonomy, an influx of Cameroonian refugees...
Chad + 3 more
European Union provides €7.6 million to UNICEF to respond to multiple emergencies affecting children in Chad
N’DJAMENA (Chad), 10 November 2017 – The European Union, Chad’s leading humanitarian donor, is renewing its response to the immediate needs of children and women in the country. Through its grant of...
Cameroon + 1 more
Cameroon – Conflict (DG ECHO, UN, Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 31 October 2017)
On 29 October, 11 civilians were killed by an armed group in Gouderi, a village close to the Nigerian border in the far north of Cameroon. First reports attribute this attack to Boko Haram. The area...
Mauritania + 1 more
Education as protection for refugee children in Mbera camp
Since conflict erupted in Mali in 2012, neighboring Mauritania has also suffered its consequences: it hosts more than 50 000 Malian refugees, half of which are children. Most of them live in Mbera...
Niger + 1 more
Niger – Conflict (DG ECHO, UN, NGOs) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 October 2017)
The spill-over of the Mali crisis to neighbouring countries continues. On 21 October, a police station was attacked by an armed group in Ayorou (Tillabery region), where some 10 000 Malian refugees...
Niger + 1 more
Niger – Conflict (DG ECHO, UN) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 October 2017)
The spill-over of the Mali crisis to neighbouring countries continues. Last night, a village in Tillabery, Niger, was attacked by an illegal armed group coming from Mali. Several military staff from...
Chad + 2 more
Bricks and seeds for a better future: Refugees and Chadians move towards self-sufficiency
Chad, a country struck by poverty, is confronted with three refugee crises. It has welcomed not only 7000 people fleeing Boko Haram, but also over 380,000 refugees from much less publicised crises,...
Burkina Faso + 1 more
Burkina Faso – Forced Displacement, Floods (DG ECHO, Government, International Aid Organisations) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 September 2017)
Following violent attacks and intimidation, more than 3 200 people have left several villages in the commune of Nassoumbou (province of Soum). They have sought refuge in Djibo, capital of the...
World + 7 more
ECHO Factsheet – Social Protection in Humanitarian Contexts – August 2017
Facts & Figures: 65.6 million people forcibly displaced; 20 million at risk of famine in North-East Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen; 1.5 billion people living in fragile and conflict-affected...
Nigeria – Conflict (DG ECHO, NGOs) (ECHO Daily Flash of 2 September 2017)
On 1 September, an illegal armed group linked to Boko Haram attacked an IDP camp in Banki, Borno State (Northeast Nigeria). 11 people have reportedly been killed and three injured. Humanitarian...
Mali – Violence (DG ECHO, International Aid Organisations) (ECHO Daily Flash of 6 August 2017)
On 3 August, interethnic clashes took place between Donzo and Peuls communities in the region of Mopti, Cercle of Koro, Central Mali, as a result of unresolved conflict over land, livestock and...
Niger + 1 more
Mali – Violence (DG ECHO, International Aid Organisations) (ECHO Daily Flash of 5 August 2017)
Over the last few days, 149 new refugees from North Mali have been registered in Abala, Niger. The have arrived following the clashes that took place in Menaka and Kidal last week. Forced...
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EU steps up assistance to Mali and the Central African Republic as humanitarian needs grow
With the crises in Mali and the Central African Republic worsening, the EU has released fresh humanitarian funding of €9 million to respond to the most pressing needs. This brings the EU's overall...
Nigeria – Cholera (DG ECHO, UNICEF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 2 August 2017)
New cholera outbreaks continue to be reported in Nigeria. 186 cases, including ten deaths, were registered in the last week of June. 110 of them were recorded in Zamfara State, bordering Niger. In...