CHAD
LOCUST INVASION COULD WORSEN FOOD INSECURITY
Farmers in the western Kanem region and Sila and Ouaddai regions in the east have reported locust invasion in several farms. The authorities are planning assessments to organize response. Crop destruction by the locusts could increase food scarcity in these regions where more than 175,000 are already severely food insecure and malnutrition has been on the rise in recent months.
COTE D’IVOIRE
CONCERNS OVER PLIGHT OF PARK EVACUEES
The situation of 20,000 people evacuated in August from the Mont Péko National Park for illegal occupation remains precarious. Humanitarian response is ongoing, but resources dedicated to emergency assistance are scarce, with acute shortfalls in food, shelter and NFI as well as WASH supplies.
Additional resources are required to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation.
GABON
POLITICAL DEADLOCK AFTER POLL RESULTS
Some calm is returning to Libreville and the country after several days of violent protests and looting following the announcement of presidential election results on 31 August.
However, the outcome of the vote has triggered a political deadlock. Opposition leader Jean Ping has called for a general strike, terming the re-election of President Ali Bongo fraudulent, while the Justice Minister resigned over the disputed results. The African Union has said it will send a delegation to help resolve the stand-off.
NIGER
FIVE KILLED IN VILLAGE ATTACK
Suspected Boko Haram attackers on 2 September killed five people during a raid on Toumour village in the south-eastern Diffa region. The gunmen also torched several homes and injured two people before escaping. It was the first such incident in the region since June when tens of thousands of people fled their homes following a series of attacks. Military operations are ongoing in Diffa and a months-long state of emergency has been extended to 27 October.
NIGERIA
RETURNEES FACE DIRE CONDITIONS
The severe destruction of livelihoods, homes, hospitals, schools and roads in Gujba and Gulani localities in the northeastern Yobe Sate has left returnees in desperate need of immediate food and NFI assistance, including agricultural inputs. The two areas are inaccessible to humanitarian partners. Between 70 and 90 per cent of the original populations are reported to have returned to the two localities. Humanitarian partners are exploring alternative strategies, including third-party aid delivery to reach the affected people.
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