En août 2023, 25 213 mouvements migratoires ont été observés aux points de suivi des flux (FMP) à Dijibouti, avec une moyenne quotidienne de 813 mouvements migratoires. Les flux migratoires observés sur l'ensemble des FMP ont augmenté de 17 % en août par rapport au mois à juillet 2023 au cours duquel 21 573 mouvements ont été enregistrés.

Sur ces 25 213 mouvements, 4 357 (17 %) ont été observés dans la région d'Obock, où les migrants traversent le golfe d'Aden en direction de la péninsule arabique. Les flux migratoires aux FMP d'Obock ont connues une baisse de 6% par rapport au mois de juillet 2023. Cette baisse peut être attribuée à l'amplification des opérations de surveillance par les garde-côtes djiboutiens à Obock en raison des conditions météorologiques difficiles en cette période de vents violents et de mer agitée. 

Entre janvier et août 2023, les arrivées en provenance d'Éthiopie (84 814) ont connu une augmentation significative de 42% par rapport à la même période de l'année précédente (59 609). Les mouvements migratoires ont été principalement : transitants vers la péninsule arabique (45%), entrants (43%), transitants à l'intérieur de Djibouti (5%), transitants vers l'Éthiopie (4%), et sortants (3%). Les retours spontanés depuis le Yémen ont baissé de 57%, passant de 805 en juillet à 349 en août, y compris les femmes (7%).

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 complex protracted state of permanent insecurity and fragility which has spilled over into neighbouring countries. The crisis is characterized by power struggles amongst elites, the absence of state institutions and public investment, religious and ethnic tensions and disputes for the control of key resources. More recently, the crisis in Sudan, which started in April 2023, is affecting the eastern part of the CAR witnessing arrivals of displaced populations. As of August 2023, 3,865,278 individuals were affected, including 514,547 internally displaced persons (13% of the displaced population), 2,063,885 returnees former IDPs (54%), 503,019 returnees from abroad (13%) and 783,827 refugees (20%). In the CAR, the largest displaced population consists of former IDP returnees. Refugees from the CAR are primarily hosted by Cameroon (352,938 individuals, or 45% of the refugees), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (211,274 individuals, or 27% of the refugees) and Chad (128,083 individuals, or 16% of the refugees). Nonetheless, 24,370 refugees from the Central African Republic are still living in Sudan (3% of the refugees). Since the beginning of the Sudan crisis, a total of 15,335 individuals have entered the CAR through the border in Am-Dafock. The country is home for refugees from neighbouring countries, hosting a total of 34,493 refugees coming from Sudan (24,017 individuals), the DRC (6,410 individuals), South Soudan (2,731 individuals) and Chad (1,335 individuals).

The Central Sahel area, and in particular the Liptako Gourma region, which borders Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is affected by a complex crisis involving growing competition over dwindling resources; climatic variability; demographic pressure; high levels of poverty; disaffection and a lack of livelihood opportunities; communal tensions; the absence of state institutions and basic services; and violence related to organized crime and non-state armed groups. The crisis has triggered significant displacement of populations in the concerned countries and is affecting neighbouring countries such as Mauritania and the coastal countries.

As of August 2023, 2,948,799 individuals have been displaced, including 2,627,130 internally displaced persons (89% of the displaced population) and 321,669 refugees (11% of the displaced population). Seventy-one per cent of the displaced populations (2,098,917 individuals) were located in Burkina Faso, while 15 per cent resided in Mali (439,026 individuals), 9 per cent in Niger (262,672 individuals) and 3 per cent in Mauritania (102,400 individuals). The crisis’ recent spill over to coastal countries, namely Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin, shows growing number of refugees coming from the Central Sahel and populations internally displaced. As of August, 45,784 individuals were affected by displacement within the four countries (2,293 in Benin, 1 in Côte d’Ivoire, 6,654 in Ghana and 36,836 in Togo) of which 22,818 were internally displaced. Other estimations account for 69,950 refugees currently living in the four countries (10,000 in Benin, 31,838 in Côte d’Ivoire, 8,112 in Ghana and 20,000 in Togo)*.

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. As of August 2023, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 6,077,690 affected individuals made up of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees (former IDPs and returnees from abroad) and refugees (both in- and out-of-camp). 

In August 2023, 25,213 migratory movements were observed at flow monitoring points (FMP) in Dijibouti, with a daily average of 813 migratory movements. Migration flows observed across all FMPs increased by 17% in August compared to July 2023 during which 21,573 movements were recorded.

Of these 25,213 movements, 4,357 (17%) were observed in the Obock region where migrants cross the Gulf of Aden towards the Arabian Peninsula. Migratory flows to the FMP of Obock have seen a drop of 6% compared to the month of July 2023. This drop can be attributed to the amplification of surveillance operations by the Djiboutian Coast Guard in Obock and due to difficult weather conditions in this period of violent winds and rough seas. 

Between January and August 2023, arrivals from Ethiopia (84,814) saw a significant increase of 42% compared to the same period of the previous year (59,609). Migratory movements were mainly: transiting towards the Arabian Peninsula (45%), incoming (43%), transiting within Djibouti (5%), transiting towards Ethiopia (4%), and outgoing (3%). Spontaneous returns from Yemen fell by 57% from 805 in July to 349 in Augusts, including women (7%).

According to the latest available gures from the Turkish Presidency of Migration Management (PMM), there are more than 4.8 million foreign nationals present in Türkiye, 3.6 million of whom are seeking international protection. Most are Syrians (3,298,817 individuals) who have been granted temporary protection status. In addition, international protection holders from countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Ukraine constitute another group of foreign nationals. According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there were 304,697 refugees and asylum-seekers in Türkiye as of 2022. Moreover in 2022, according to PMM, there were 33,246 international protection applicants in the country, a figure released by PMM annually.
In addition, there are 1,226,982 foreign nationals present in Türkiye, holding residence permits. Compared to August 2022, this is a decrease of 165,743 individuals.