Internal displacement

This report presents a deeper country-specific dive into the findings of the qualitative analysis of seven focus group discussions conducted between 1 and 15 August 2023 in Guara Guara and Macomia with 103 representatives of IDPs, host community, and returnees. Over two thirds (65%) of the respondents were female. Seventy-two per cent of respondents were between the age of 18 and 59, and the remaining 20 per cent were older than 60 years and 8 per cent were under the age of 17.

Rising water levels upstream from the Akosombo Dam, primarily due to heavy rainfall caused the Volta River Authority to spill excess water on 15 September 2023. The spillage has caused flooding in communities downstream of the dam, destroying homes and farmland along the banks of the River Volta. Therefore, some communities were displaced into safe havens (also known as collective centers) in the districts of Ada East, Central Tongu, North Tongu and Shai Osudoku.

To update population figures in the safe havens, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), with technical and financial support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), deployed the DTM-developed Standard Registration Tool. This initiative, carried out in collaboration with the World Food Programme, World Vision and the Ghanaian Federation of Persons with Physical Disabilities, took place between 14 and 17 November 2023. Thirty enumerators conducted registrations across 25 safe havens in the affected districts, recording over 7,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from 1,492 households. The deployment provided detailed data and an in-depth analysis of the specific needs of these households.

DTM implements the Baseline Mobility Assessment (BMA) in Kazakhstan to track mobility, provide information on population estimates, geographic distribution of migrant workers, return migrants, and emigrants, reasons for migration and countries of origin, return, and destination. Data is collected at the community (micro districts, townships, and villages) level from key informants and direct observations.

The Baseline Mobility Assessment (BMA) was conducted in seven oblasts or provinces (Abay, Almaty, Kostanay, Kyzylorda, Mangystau, North Kazakhstan, and Turkestan), and three major cities of Kazakhstan namely Shymkent city, Almaty city, and Astana city. This assessment covered 1,301 communities through interviews with 1,923 key informants. Based on the key informants' estimates, 598,094 international migrant workers were hosted in the assessed locations in Kazakhstan from 2020 to April 2024. Concurrently, 29,853 internal migrants were hosted in the assessed locations, and 3,224 Kazakh nationals were reported to be residing abroad as international migrants. In addition, 17,317 Kazakh migrants have returned from abroad.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a complex internal displacement situation with a diverse set of drivers and impacts. In the country’s eastern provinces, armed conflict and insecurity have long been the primary drivers of the large-scale protracted displacement that the region experiences. On top of the large-scale humanitarian crisis in the east of the country, other regions of the DRC have experienced conflict, insecurity, and disasters such as floods and landslides.  A complete understanding of the displacement situation across the entire DRC is vital to inform both near-term humanitarian assistance, as well as engaging a wider array of stakeholders involved in long-term programming. This report presents an updated country-level displacement overview produced by DTM in the DRC and combines data from targeted Mobility Tracking (MT) in the country’s four eastern provinces (conducted between July and August 2024) as well as from a separate exercise (known as MT Light), covering the remaining 22 provinces, for which data was collected between June and July 2024.

This latest round of Emergency Trends Tracking was initiated in April 2024 to monitor displacements movements during the Gu rainy season. Districts covered in this round include Afgooye, Afmadow, Baardheere, Baidoa, Balcad, Belet Weyne, Belet Xaawo, Cabudwaaq, Dayniile, Dhuusamarreeb, Doolow, Gaalkacyo, Garoowe, Hodan, Jamaame, Jowhar, Kahda, Kismaayo, and Luuq. ETT is a crisis-based tool that tracks sudden displacement triggered by specific events or emerging crises.

The objective of ETT is to help prioritize humanitarian response and to enable partners to deliver rapid assistance. Based on previous shock induced displacement patterns, the humanitarian community expects that people will continue to move toward urban areas in search of humanitarian services. Consequently, the ETT coverage focuses on the main urban centers and surrounding villages for each assessed district. The data is collected through Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) at the location level, from Sunday to Wednesday every week. It includes information on new arrivals, numbers and demographic of IDPs, reasons for displacement, intentions, humanitarian assistance and priority needs among others.

To facilitate the joint analysis of the CCCM (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) Cluster’s New Arrivals Tracker (NAT) and ETT data, the assistance and needs indicators are identical in both tools.

Between 26 August and 1 September 2024, a total of 24 new arrivals were recorded at locations in Benue State. The new arrivals were recorded in Guma, Gwer west and Kwande local government areas (LGAs) of Benue State.

Between 26 and 31 August 2024, heavy rainfalls caused significant damages in several camps within Dikwa, Mafa, Kala/Balge and Konduga local government areas (LGAs) of Borno State. The affected sites include Ajari/Bulamari, Fulatari, GGSS, and Klagaru camps. The intense rainfall caused destruction and damage to shelters for many displaced households. In total 214 shelters were damaged, affecting 6,221 individuals across 1,632 households. The affected population included 3,173 women and 3,048 men.

Between 18 and 25 August 2024, northern Nigeria experienced severe storms and heavy rainfall, resulting in widespread displacement across the region. The impact was felt most acutely in Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, and Gombe states.   
In Adamawa, Numan LGA was hit the hardest as well, where a staggering 1,009 households and 5,844 individuals were impacted by the floodwaters. Madagali had 849 households and 1,324 individuals affected who struggled to cope with the flooding. 
In Bauchi, Kafin Romi in Gamawa LGA faced extensive damages with 307 households and 1,036 people affected. Miya West in Ganjuwa LGA also felt the with 47 households and 276 individuals.
In Borno, Monguno LGA was heavily affected as well. The town of Monguno saw 315 households and 1,146 individuals displaced by the rising waters, struggling with the widespread damage.
Gombe, though less affected than some other states, still experienced flooding in certain areas. In Funakaye LGA, Ashaka/Magaba and Bajoga East faced significant challenges with 90 households and 722 individuals affected.

On 30 July 2024, armed bandits attacked the Kyado Market in Mbayenge ward and farmer-herders clash occured in the communities of Tse Pila (Ayati) in Borkiyo ward and Biliji in Mbatian ward of Ukum Local Government Area (LGA) in Benue State. There were reports of 208 injuries and nine fatalities. The attacks affected 838 individuals in 335 households and the clash affected 416 individuals in 96 households. The affected individuals included 390 children, 489 women and 375 men.
On 29 and 31 July, heavy rainfall occured in the communities of Kampany Amawa village in Gora ward of Zangon Kataf LGA and Ungwan Hausawa in Gidan Waya ward of Jema’a LGA of Kaduna State. There was a report of one fatalities. The rainfall affected 74 individuals in 9 household and flooded 14 shelters. The affect individuals included 48 children, 17 women and nine men.
On 29 July, 30 July and 01 August 2024, windstorm affected the communities of Zodawa in Dangani ward of Musawa LGA, Rijiyar Tsamiya in Daneji A in Sandamu LGA, Tsamiyar Lamo in Kawarin Kudi ward and Unguwar Galadima in Zango ward in Zango LGA and  armed bandits attacked the communities of Yan Nasarawa in Daudawa ward and Ruwan Godiya in Ruwan Godiya ward of Faskari LGA in Katsina State. There were reports of 17 injuries and four fatalities. The attacks affected 1,070 individuals in 163 households and displaced them to Daudawa in Daudawa ward and Tafoki in Tafoki ward in Faskari LGA. The windstorm affected 294  individuals in 37 household. The affected individuals included 871 children, 352 women and 141 men.
On 31 July 2024, armed bandits attacked the community of Baga in Zungeru ward of Wushishi LGA in Niger State. The attack affected 160 individuals in 32 households, the affected included 123 children, 19 women and 18 men.

On 23 and 24 July 2024, armed bandits attacked the community of Tinenune in Borikyo ward and farmer-herders clash occured in the community of Dyom in Mbatian ward of Ukum Local Government Area (LGA) in Benue State. There were reports of two fatalities. The attacks affected 69 individuals in 25 households and the clash affected 137 individuals in 43 households. The affected individuals included 49 children, 110 women and 47 men. 
On 24 and 25 July 2024, armed bandits attacked the communities of Magami Village in Gabake ward and Gidan Sarkin Muslumai in Sakajiki ward of Kaura Namoda LGA in Zamfara State. There were reports of 10 injuries and 17 fatalities. The attacks affected 826 individuals in 154 households and displaced them to the community Gidan Zurmi House, Mother Cat in S/Baura/S/Mafara ward in Kaura Namoda, the affected individuals included 462 children, 201 women and 163 men.