Country of origin | Source | Data date | Population | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Central African Rep. | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 71.3% | 232,917 |
Nigeria | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 27.7% | 90,581 |
Chad | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 0.5% | 1,494 |
Rwanda | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 0.2% | 810 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 0.2% | 515 |
Others | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 93 |
Sudan | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 69 |
Côte d'Ivoire | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 67 |
Burundi | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 60 |
Congo | UNHCR, Government, CNARR | 31 Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 50 |
Out of 228,443 IDPs, 96% (219,305) are displaced by the insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria
Northern Nigeria’s conflict with Boko Haram spilled over to the Lake Chad Basin region, where Nigerian refugees are hosted since 2014, causing large scale forced displacement and an unprecedented humanitarian emergency in Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
Le Monde, 21 Jul 2017
<i>L’économiste Gilles Olakounlé Yabi analyse et s’inquiète de l’ampleur de la présence militaire et sécuritaire franco-européenne dans l’espace sahélien.</i> De nombreuses voix africaines ont réagi aux propos du président français Emmanuel Macron tenus au terme du sommet du G20 en Allemagne. Sel... Read more
Reuters, 18 Jul 2017
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR, July 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Denied an education by the Islamist insurgency of militant group Boko Haram, tens of thousands of children across the Lake Chad region are instead tuning into lessons broadcast over the radio, the United Nations children's agency (U... Read more
ShelterBox, 14 Jul 2017
LAKE CHAD BASIN Violent conflict, caused by the militant extremist group Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria, has been raging since 2009. The violence has since spread to the neighbouring border regions of Cameroon, Niger and Chad, directly affecting around 17 million people. In addition, this area... Read more
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 14 Jul 2017
ICRC joins UK MPs in call for urgent action With over 11 million people now affected by the ongoing crisis in four countries of the Lake Chad basin (Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon), the ICRC addressed the All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) in the Houses of Parliament this week. ... Read more
UN News Centre, 13 Jul 2017
13 July 2017 – Amid rising terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa and the United Nations envoy for the region called on the Security Council to further support national and Regional efforts to combat this "serious threat", including strengthening the UN Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. ... Read more
Voice of America (VOA), 11 Jul 2017
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA/WASHINGNTON — Three years ago, at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian soldiers stopped all fishing activities in the country's section of Lake Chad. Militants had infiltrated the ranks of the fishermen, the army said, and were using the guise to fund arms purchases a... Read more
Kora | |
Voices of Refugees in West and Central Africa | |
Nigeria Emergency | |
Emergency | |
Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region | |
Humanitarian Conference | |
UNHCR Cameroon Webpage | |
UNHCR West Africa facebook page | |
Capital |
Yaoundé
|
---|---|
Languages |
en, fr
|
Population |
23,439,189
|
Area |
472,710 km2
|
GDP |
24,204,448,567 USD
|
GDP growth |
4.53%
|
Income level |
Lower middle income
|
Gini index |
38.9
|
Currency |
XAF
|
Literacy rate |
N/A
|