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HIGHLIGHTS
CAR: IOM released the results of the seventh IDP Return intention Survey, which tracks displacement figures in Bangui, and provided operational support for 279 Malians to return to Mali.
CHAD: IOM received returnees from Cameroon and allocated shelters for them at the Djako transit site in Moundou.
CAMEROON: On 5 August, 556 Chadian migrants from Bela, Libongo and Yokadouma were provided land transportation assistance by IOM to return to Chad.
REPUBLIC OF CONGO: During the reporting period, IOM distributed NFI and shelter kits to Third Country Nationals (TCN) in Bétou.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Central African Republic (CAR): Security in Bangui remains tense, with reports of clashes between anti-Balaka elements in the 4th
arrondissement on 8 and 9 August. Several demonstrations were held in the centre of town and in front of MINUSCA, some in favour and some against the Brazzaville accords. On 5 August, ex-Seleka elements held a peaceful march demanding political posts in the Government.
Fighting continues in CAR’s countryside, especially in and around Batangafo and Bambari. Several dozen people were killed in the Batangafo area amid clashes between French and African Union forces, during the reporting period. Around 2,000 people fled north to the Kabo area due to the fighting.
There are currently 512,700 displaced people in CAR, 87,700 of whom live in 40 identified sites in Bangui (OCHA SitRep).