Country of origin | Source | Data date | Population | |
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Mali | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 98.6% | 24,083 |
Central African Rep. | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 0.6% | 142 |
Chad | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 0.3% | 67 |
Others | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 0.2% | 55 |
Burundi | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 0.1% | 32 |
Congo | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 0.1% | 26 |
Rwanda | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 0.1% | 17 |
Location name | Source | Data date | Population | |
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Centre | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 1.7% | 406 |
Hauts-Bassins | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 1.7% | 411 |
Sahel | UNHCR, Government | 1 Oct 2017 | 96.7% | 23,605 |
Following violence, hostilities, human rights violations and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the northern part of Mali since January 2012, large numbers of Malians have been seeking refuge in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger or displaced internally.
According to UNHCR estimates, statelessness affects up to 10 million people worldwide, over 1 million of which are in West Africa. There are many factors contributing to the risk of statelessness in the region, which suggest that the population at risk is very large.
Le Monde, 21 Jul 2017
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United Nations, 13 Jul 2017
Political Will Needed in Fighting Boko Haram, Delegates Stress, as Bolivia, Russian Federation Warn against Interventionism, ‘Outside Meddling’ Despite laudable progress towards democratic consolidation, the security situation in West Africa and the Sahel remained a concern, the Secretary-General’s... Read more
UN News Centre, 13 Jul 2017
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UN News Centre, 03 Jul 2017
3 July 2017 – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed today called for strengthening the relationship between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to deliver on promised development for Africa's youth. Addressing her first African Union Summit since taking office, Ms. Mohammed said that ... Read more
Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET), 30 Jun 2017
Messages clés Dans le nord-est du Nigeria, l’amélioration continue des conditions sécuritaires favorise le retour croissant de personnes déplacées et de réfugiés ainsi que l’amélioration des flux marchands. L’aide humanitaire a aussi connu une augmentation de volume, mais demeure insuffisante pou... Read more
Burkina24, 19 Jun 2017
Le Burkina rend hommage à ses 33.000 réfugiés le 20 juin à Ouagadougou Posté le19 juin 2017 par Noufou KINDO 776 0 131 PARTAGES PartagerTwitter Des responsables du Haut-Commissariat pour les réfugiés (HCR) et du Secrétariat permanent de la Commission nationale pour les réfugiés (SP/CONAREF) ... Read more
Design For Peace | |
Livelihood project for refugee artisans // Projet d'autonisation des artisans réfugiés | |
La Banque Mondiale | |
Données | |
The World Bank | |
Data | |
UNHCR West Africa | |
Facebook page of UNHCR West Africa | |
Vétérinaire Sans Frontière Belgium | |
Partenaire pour le projet "Seeds For Solutions" |
Capital |
Ouagadougou
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Languages |
fr, ff
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Population |
18,450,494
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GDP growth |
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Income level |
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Gini index |
39.8
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Currency |
XOF
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Literacy rate |
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