Central African Republic — Census and Profiling of Displaced Persons in Ndele and Surroundings (January 2017)

IOM profiled 840 individuals (224 households) among whom were 223 children under the age of five years in seven villages in its surroundings and 16 neighbourhoods within Ndélé. 44% of the displaced population were returnees from Chad whilst 14% came from Bria and Bambari. Most population movements can be traced back to November and December 2017. This is due to the events that took place in Kaga-Bandoro in October and those taking place in Bambari in December. 62% of displaced individuals cited fear of retaliation as the main reason for having fled. A further 29% quoted difficult living conditions. 5% fled after the arrival of the guerrilla group, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and 3% fled fighting between ex-Séléka militias and Fula people.