West and Central Africa
DTM West and Central Africa
DTM Operations in the region
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The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with non-state armed groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations.
La région du Sahel central, et plus particulièrement la zone du Liptako Gourma, qui enjambe le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger, est témoi
La crise dans le Bassin du lac Tchad est le résultat d’une combinaison complexe d’une multitude de facteurs, y compris un conflit armé impliquant des groupes armés non-étatiques, des niveaux extrêmes de pauvreté, un développement peinant, et des bouleversements climatiques, qui ont cond
On 27 March 2024, armed bandits attacked the community of Mutunji in Maru ward of Maru LGA in Zamfara State. There were no reports of injuries and fatalities. The attack displaced 230 individuals in 42 households to Tsunami community in Rijya ward of Gusau LGA of Zamfara State.
Between 25 and 31 March 2024, a total of 1,465 new arrivals were recorded at locations in Adamawa and Borno states.
This report presents the data for January 2024, collected through direct interviews and direct observation by DTM enumerators and triangulated via a network of key informants. It highlights the number of herders and their herds identified at 51 counting points.
Depuis 2015, le Tchad fait l’objet d’attaques perpétrées par des groupes armés non-étatiques présents dans le bassin du Lac Tchad engendrant des déplacements massifs de populations, aussi bien internes que transfrontaliers.
Profile of Returnees
Between 18 and 24 March 2024, a total of 1,593 new arrivals were recorded at locations in Adamawa and Borno states.
•Nearly 700,000 people have crossed into Chad since the onset of the crisis in Sudan.
• Depuis le début des affrontements au Soudan, presque 700 000 personnes ont traversé la frontière vers le Tchad.
Return Migrants Profile
Armed bandits launched a series of attacks in the states of Zamfara and Kaduna between 18 and 24 March 2024. Maradaw, Gusami, Maikuru, and Masha Awo settlements in Gusami Ward of Birnin Magaji LGA were affected in Zamfara State.
Depuis 2015, le Tchad fait l’objet d’attaques perpétrées par des groupes armés non-étatiques présents dans le bassin du Lac Tchad engendrant des déplacements massifs de populations, aussi bien internes que transfrontaliers
La mobilité pastorale ou transhumance est une tradition de longue date en Mauritanie, par laquelle des éleveurs, parfois des familles entières, y compris les enfants, se déplacent à la recherche d’eau
Pays côtier d'Afrique de l'Ouest, le Bénin a connu ces dernières années des événements multidimensionnels qui ont entrainé des déplacements de populations, aussi bien internes que transfrontaliers dans certains départements du Nord.
L’OIM, à travers l’outil de Suivi des flux de populations
Le rapport d’outil de veille sur la situation dans les quatre pays côtiers du golfe de Guinée (Ghana, Bénin, Togo et Côte d’Ivoire) en date du 31 janvier 2024, élaboré par le Groupe régional d’analyse intersectorielle (GRANIT) sous la direction et l’impulsion d’OCHA,
In February 2024, the TTT early warning tool captured 139 alerts in Faskari and Kaita LGAs of Katsina State, and Kachia and Kaura LGAs of Kaduna State. The triangulated alerts included events (26%) and massive/sudden movements (74%) during the period.
Between 11 and 17 March 2024, a total of 1,409 new arrivals were recorded at locations in Adamawa and Borno states.
In February 2024, the TTT early warning tool captured 126 alerts in Batsari, Dan Musa, Jibia and Kankara LGAs of Katsina State. The triangulated alerts included events (12%) and massive/sudden movements (88%) during the period.
On 15 March 2024, armed bandits attacked the communities of Balisa, Jimrawa, Kaura Zomo and Sodingo in Dan Isa ward of Kaura Namoda LGA in Zamfara State. The attacks caused one fatality but no injuries were reported. The attacks affected 2,240 individuals in 373 households.
The Central African Republic (CAR), which has experienced continuous volatility for the past two decades, has been riddled by a crisis which ignited in 2012 with a violent takeover of power and has developed into a com
La République centrafricaine (RCA) souffre d’instabilité depuis deux décennies.
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.