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Regional Overview

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35,200 Individuals
Population of concern to UNHCR
Base Layer

Population


Malian refugees

143,051


Last Updated 31 Jan 2016
Source - UNHCR

Internally displaced persons in Mali

49,883


Last Updated 31 Jan 2016
Source - Gouvernement du Mali, MSAHRN (Rapport DTM)

Nigerian refugees

177,553


Last Updated 12 Feb 2016
Source - UNHCR

Internally displaced persons in Nigeria

2,151,979


Last Updated 23 Dec 2015

   Latest Documents

Report Date: 16/02/2016
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UNHCR Registered Malian Refugees in Mberra Camp, as of 1 February 2016
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Report Date: 16/02/2016
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News and achievements of UNHCR operation in Mauritania
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Report Date: 15/02/2016
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Latest news and achievements of UNHCR operation in Mauritania (As of 15 February 2016)
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  Highlights

Chad: MP Albert Pahimi Padacke new prime minister, after the government of Kalzeube Pahimi Deubet stepped down two months ahead of the 10 April elections.
13 Feb 2016
Diffa: the curfew, in place for one year, has been reduced for campaigning for the presidential election on 21 February (8pm for pedestrians, 10pm for cars)
05 Feb 2016
Addis Ababa: donors at the African Union summit pledged on Monday $250 million (229 million euros) to fight Boko Haram. Nigeria will contribute $110 million.
01 Feb 2016
Chad: presidential elections set for 10 April. Three candidates have already announced intention to seek office, including former prime minister Coumakoye
24 Jan 2016
Diffa region, Niger: 100,000 newly discplaced persons due to attacks launched by Nigeria’s Boko Haram. Some 170 villages have been left empty.
19 Jan 2016

  News

Boko Haram : l’armée camerounaise intervient en force au nord du Nigeria
Jeune Afrique, 16 Feb 2016
L'armée camerounaise a mené du 11 au 14 février une importante offensive en territoire nigérian à Ngoshe, un poste de commandement du groupe terroriste Boko Haram, a affirmé mardi le porte-parole du gouvernement camerounais. Une opération la Force d’intervention conjointe multinationale...
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Borno Begins Relocation of Refugees from Schools
This Day, 16 Feb 2016
Michael Olugbode Borno State Government yesterday commenced the relocation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from schools which have been serving as IDPs camps. The action commenced with the relocation of the first batch of 602 IDPs at Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Yerwa to Da...
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Cameroonian troops rescue 112 B’Haram’s captives
Punch, 16 Feb 2016
The troops of the Cameroonian Army have handed over two suspected Boko Haram insurgents to their Nigerian counterparts along the nation’s border with the Central African country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Monday that the troops of 26 Tas...
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Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
International Alert, 16 Feb 2016
Girls and women kidnapped by Nigeria's insurgent group, Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram, face mistrust and persecution upon their return to society, according to new research by International Alert with UNICEF released today. "These findings show ...
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West Africa's terror problem needs a regional solution
The Hill, 15 Feb 2016
Terrorism in West Africa is evolving into a more regional phenomenon. In order to hold back wider destabilization, international partners would be wise to emphasize regional cooperation in response. Take the latest attacks. In late November 2015, militants used grenades and assault rifles to take...
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