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West and Central Africa: Weekly Humanitarian Snapshot (8 - 14 November 2023)

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Chad

8,000 new arrivals due to violence in Darfur

Violence in El Geneina in Darfur, western Sudan, forced 8,000 people to flee to neighbouring Chad between 1 and 8 November, according to Chadian authorities. Those fleeing the violence include asylum seekers, Chadian returnees and about 50 members of Sudanese Armed Forces and members of the selfdescribed self-defence forces. As of 9 November, the influx has slowed but there are concerns that the conflict in Darfur may move north and eventually cause significant influxes in Wadi Fira, a province in east-central Chad that had not received large influxes of displaced persons up until now. According to health officials, during this period, the Adré hospital of Ouaddaï province on the eastern border of Chad received 70 patients from Sudan with bullet or stab wounds. As of 5 November, the Government of Chad and United Nations agencies had recorded the arrival of approximately 450,000 asylum seekers and 74,000 Chadian returnees so far in 2023.

Côte d’Ivoire

Asylum seekers from Burkina Faso crossing the border

According to figures from a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees report, there have been close to 41,900 estimated arrivals in Côte d’Ivoire this year, including more than 11,000 school age children. More than 99 per cent of those officially registered are from Burkina Faso. Most of the rest are from Mali, followed by eight people each from Niger and Mauritania. They are mainly living in the northern regions bordering Burkina Faso.
The main reasons for the departure of asylum seekers from their villages in Burkina Faso are armed conflict, generalized insecurity, threats, intimidation and attacks by non-state armed groups.

Cameroon

Cholera outbreak spreads in three health districts

A cholera outbreak continues to affect populations in the southwest of the country. The Buea, Tiko and Tombel health districts reported 142 cholera cases and eight deaths as of 3 November 2023. The first case of cholera was reported on 27 July, in Buea health district. The latest affected health district is Tombel, with 38 cases and five deaths with a case fatality rate of 18.4 per cent. On 2 November, a joint inter-agency mission visited Tombel to assess the situation and ongoing response to the cholera outbreak in the health district. The findings of the mission revealed that access to the epicentre of the outbreak has physical and security challenges, access to water and hygiene and sanitation facilities is not adequate and the health district has limited human and material resources to respond adequately to the outbreak. The ministry of Public Health and partners are working to address the identified needs.

Niger

More than 170,000 people affected by floods

Authorities estimate that close to 170,900 people (20,150 households) have been affected by floods as of 6 November 2023, of whom around 40 per cent were in the Maradi region in southern central Niger. At least 52 people and more than 3,000 cattle have been killed, 15,300 houses have collapsed, and 2,200 hectares of crops were destroyed. Between mid-August and the end of October 2023, the authorities distributed more than 2,000 tons of food, 23 tons of salt and 42,60 litres of oil to more than 20,000 households in the Agadez, Diffa, Dosso,
Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabéri, and Zinder regions. Without additional funding, a combination of food insecurity and the effects of the floods could lead to severe hunger, malnutrition and deteriorating living conditions.

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