CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)
10,000 FLEE VIOLENCE IN OUAKA PROVINCE TO DRC
On 9 January, UNHCR reported that since 16 December, 10,000 people from CAR
have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after violent clashes
between ex-Seleka and anti-Balaka in Ouaka Province. There is an estimated total
of 68,000 CAR refugees in DRC.
REFUGEE RETURN TO BOCARANGA From 5 to 11 January, some 300 Central African families who had sought refuge in Cameroon returned spontaneously to their hometown, Bocaranga, requiring assistance in the reconstruction of destroyed houses.
NIGERIA
21 KILLED IN SUICIDE ATTACKS IN MAIDUGURI AND POSTIKUM
On 10 January, at least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack in Maiduguri,
Borno state. A day later, two simultaneously detonated devices at a market in
Potiskum, Yobe state, killed at least five people.
150,000 INTERNALLY DISPLACED AFTER BAGA ATTACKS
Attacks on Baga and neighboring villages, in Borno State, have displaced an
estimated total of 150,000 people, according to the State Emergency Management
Authority (SEMA). The state capital, Maiduguri, continues to receive high numbers
of IDPs, seeking refuge in both camps and host communities.
CHAD
11,320 CROSS FROM NIGERIA AFTER BAGA ATTACKS
According to UNHCR, some 11,320 people have crossed the border to Chad
following the 3 January attack on Baga town and surrounding villages. Some 2,000
people stranded on an island on Lake Chad are being transferred by UNHCR o the
mainland.
CAMEROON
50,000 DISPLACED PEOPLE IN NORTHERN REGIONS
Security continues to deteriorate in border areas with Nigeria, with new clashes
between Boko Haram insurgents and Cameroonian forces reported on 12 January.
The Government of Cameroon estimates that insecurity has displaced 50,000
people in the Far North, North and East regions.
COTE D’IVOIRE
2,000 DISPLACED DUE TO INSECURITY IN THE WEST
On 10 and 11 January, attacks by unidentified armed elements in western Cote
D’Ivoire, near Grabo, have caused the displacement of approximately 2,000
people, mainly from the village of Dahioké, towards surrounding villages.
REGIONAL / EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD)
21,261 CASES AND 8,414 DEATHS
As of 13 January, 21,261 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of EVD have
been reported in the three most affected countries (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
Leone), with 8,414 reported deaths.
