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35,200 Individuals
Population of concern to UNHCR
Base Layer

Population


Internally Displaced Persons in Lake Chad Basin

2,195,953


Last Updated 06 Jan 2017
Source - UNHCR

Internally displaced persons in Nigeria

1,770,444


Last Updated 20 Dec 2016

Nigerian Refugees

200,875


Last Updated 06 Jan 2017
Source - UNHCR

Internally displaced persons in Mali

36,690


Last Updated 30 Sep 2016
Source - Gouvernement du Mali, MSAHRN (Rapport DTM)

Malian refugees

139,607


Last Updated 31 Dec 2016
Source - UNHCR

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Chad shuts border with Libya, deploys troops amid security concerns
Reuters, 06 Jan 2017
N'DJAMENA Chad, a key ally of the West in the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa, said on Thursday it has closed its long border with Libya and will deploy troops to the area in an effort to prevent the influx of militant fighters fleeing conflict in its war-torn northern neighbor. L...
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UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal
UNHCR, 05 Jan 2017
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today in Cameroon launched a multi-million dollar inter-agency appeal to help almost half-a-million people in Niger, Chad and Cameroon affected by the Boko Haram insurgency, including more than 183,000 Nigerian refugees. The 36 partners (UN agencie...
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Refugees from Boko Haram Languish in Cameroon
Inter Press Service, 16 Dec 2016
MINAWAO CAMP, Cameroon, Dec 16 2016 (IPS) - Tears spring to Aichatou Njoya’s eyes as she recalls the day Islamic militants from Boko Haram arrived on her doorstep in Nigeria. “It was on May 24, 2013. My husband was sleeping in his room while I was on the other side of the house with our six c...
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UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal
UNHCR, 16 Dec 2016
Filippo Grandi meets with Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by Boko Haram violence, and later presents funding appeal that aims to help them. MINAWAO CAMP, Cameroon – Rahia and her four children still suffer from nightmares after two years in Boko Haram captivity, when they saw men and ...
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Tchad : Filippo Grandi préoccupé par les conditions de vie des déplacés de Baga Sola
UN Radio, 15 Dec 2016
Le Haut-Commissaire pour le réfugiés est en déplacement au Tchad où il s'est notamment rendu dans la région du Baga Sola où vivent plus de 100 000 personnes qui ont été déplacées par des militants du groupe Boko Haram, y compris des ressortissants du Nigéria et du Niger. Cette visite de F...
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