Chad — Emergency Tracking Tool Report

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on movements which took place from 22 to 26 August 2020 in four sites and one village of Lac Province.

- On 22 and 25 August 2020, due to growing insecurity in Lac Province, fear of armed attacks led 516 households (2,366 individuals) to flee their villages located in the sous-préfectures of Ngouboua (Kaya département) and Kangalam (Mamdi département). They took refuge in the sous-préfectures of Ngouboua, Baga Sola (Kaya département), and Kangalam (Mamdi département). 

- On 26 August 2020, following floods which took place on 20 August 2020 in the sous-préfecture of Ngouboua (Kaya département), 342 households (2,052 individuals) took refuge in the Dar Al Amne site, located in the sous-préfecture of Baga Sola (in the same département). 

- On 26 August 2020, an escalating intercommunal conflict between the communities residing in the sites of Yakirom 1 and 2 (Liwa sous-préfecture, Fouli département) led 257 households (1,413 individuals) to take refuge in the village of Kaiga-Diamerom, located in the same sous-préfecture. 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on movements which took place from 15 to 20 August 2020 in four sites located in Lac Province.

• On 15, 16 and 20 August 2020, with insecurity growing in Lac Province, fear of armed attacks led 1,727 households (6,456 individuals) to flee their villages located in the sous-préfectures of Ngouboua (Kaya département) and Kaiga-Kindjiria (Fouli département). They took refuge in the sous-préfectures of Liwa (Fouli département), Baga-Sola and Ngouboua (Kaya département). 
• On 16 and 18 August 2020, following an armed attack which occurred on 10 August 2020, 257 households (1,365 individuals) fled the village of Fodio (Ngouboua sous-préfecture, Kaya département) to take refuge in the sous-préfectures of Ngouboua and Baga-Sola (Kaya département). 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on movements which took place from 8 to 16 July 2020 in three villages and six sites located in Lac Province.

• On 8, 10, 12, 13 and 16 August 2020, due to growing insecurity in Lac Province, fear of armed attacks led 1,417 households (6,325 individuals) to flee their villages located in the sous-préfectures of Ngouboua (Kaya département) and Kangalam (Mamdi département). These individuals took refuge in the sous-préfectures of Liwa (Fouli département), Kangalam (Mamdi département), Baga Sola and Ngouboua (Kaya département). 

•  On 9, 13 and 15 August 2020, following floods which occurred on 3 August 2020 in the sous-préfectures of Ngouboua (Kaya département) and Kaiga-Kindjiria (Fouli département), 840 households (4,200 individuals) took refuge in the sous-préfecture of Liwa (Fouli département). 
• On 10, 11 and 13 August 2020, following an armed attack which occurred on 10 August 2020 in the village of Fodio (Ngouboua sous-préfecture, Kaya département), 398 households (1,239 individuals) fled their villages located in the same sous-préfecture, to take refuge in the sous-préfectures of Ngouboua, Baga Sola (Kaya département), Liwa (Fouli département) and Kangalam (Mamdi département). 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard presents information on movements which took place on 12 and 13 August 2020 in the town of Ounianga Kébir, located in Ennedi-Ouest Province, near the Libyan border. 

Following their deportation from Libya, 37 Chadian men (including 2 elderly persons over 60 years of age and 1 person with a mental disability) arrived in the town of Ounianga Kébir (Ennedi-Ouest province) on 12 and 13 August 2020. Upon arrival, these persons were placed in quarantine, in accordance with the measures taken by the Chadian authorities to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19. It should be noted that 19 individuals, who had arrived on 29 July 2020, have completed their 14-day quarantine period. Deportations from Libya to Ounianga Kébir have been observed since mid-April 2020, and deportees often display extreme vulnerabilities. 

The objective of DTM’s (Displacement Tracking Matrix) Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. 

Since 16 April 2020, a total of 636 individuals deported from Libya and quarantined in the town of Ounianga Kébir (Ennedi-Ouest Province) – in accordance with the measures taken by the Chadian authorities to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19 – have been identified by DTM. Their arrivals were reported on in successive ETT dashboards.

The data presented in this report was collected through the individual registration of these travellers, conducted from 16 April to 26 July 2020 by local authorities, with the support of IOM staff, in order to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance. This report aims to provide information on the profiles, characteristics, migratory experiences and intentions of these travellers, in order to better understand their backgrounds and to better target the assistance provided to them. 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on movements which occurred from 4 to 6 August 2020 in three sites of Lac Province.

- On 4 August 2020, following an armed attack which occurred on 31 July 2020 in the sous-préfecture of Kaiga-Kindjiria (Fouli département), 50 households (250 individuals) fled the surroundings of the Tinana site for the Diamerom site (Liwa sous-préfecture, Fouli département). Previous population movements caused by this attack were reported on in the ETT report #66

- On 4 August 2020, following floods which occurred on 3 August 2020 in the village of Garoua located in the sous-préfecture of Baga Sola (Kaya département), 418 households (2,090 individuals) took refuge in the site of Kousseri 2, located in the same sous-préfecture

- On 5 and 6 August 2020, with insecurity growing in Lac Province, fear of armed attacks prompted 587 households (2,751 individuals) to flee their villages located in the sous-préfectures of Kaiga-Kindjiria (Fouli département) and Ngouboua (Mamdi département). These individuals took refuge in the sous-préfecture of Liwa (Fouli département)

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on displacement which took place on 31 July and 2 August 2020 in one site and one village of Lac Province. 

Following an armed attack which occurred on 31 July 2020 :

• On 31 July 2020, 200 households (701 individuals) fled the village of Kalam located in the sous-préfecture of Ngouboua (Kaya département) for the site of Fourkouloum, located in the same sous-prefecture (information about this movement was already reported on, in an earlier version of the report, published on 3 August 2020)
• On 2 August 2020, 375 households (2,250 individuals) fled the site of Tinana located in the sous-préfecture of Kaiga-Kindjiria (Fouli département) for the village of Wolerom, located in the same sous-préfecture

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard presents information on movements which took place on 28 July 2020 in the town of Ounianga Kébir, located in Ennedi-Ouest Province, near the Libyan border. 

Following their deportation from Libya, 19 Chadian nationals (including 2 women and 1 girl) arrived in the town of Ounianga Kébir (Ennedi-Ouest province) on 28 July 2020. Upon arrival, these persons were placed in quarantine, in accordance with the measures taken by the Chadian authorities to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19. It should be noted that 67 individuals are already quarantined at this location, in a collective centre. Thus, in total, 86 individuals are currently in quarantine in Ounianga Kébir. Deportations from Libya to Ounianga Kébir have been observed since mid-April 2020, and deportees often display extreme vulnerabilities. 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard presents information on movements which took place on 25 July 2020 in the town of Ounianga Kébir, located in Ennedi-Ouest Province, near the Libyan border. 

Following their deportation from Libya, 33 men (including 32 Chadian nationals and 1 Sudanese national) arrived in the town of Ounianga Kébir (Ennedi-Ouest Province) on 25 July 2020. Upon arrival, they were placed in quarantine, in accordance with the measures taken by the Chadian authorities to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19. It should be noted that 34 individuals are already quarantined at this location, in a collective centre. In addition, the 57 individuals who had arrived on 13 July 2020 have completed their 14-day quarantine period. Thus, in total, 67 individuals are currently in quarantine in Ounianga Kébir. Deportations from Libya to Ounianga Kébir have been observed since mid-April 2020, and deportees often display extreme vulnerabilities. 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on movements which took place from 7 to 16 July 2020 in three villages and four sites located in Lac Province.

• On 7 July 2020, with security conditions improving on the islands of Bol (Mamdi département), 70 households (347 individuals), who had previously been internally displaced (in the sous-préfecture of Bol), returned to their villages of origin.
• On 10 and 11 July 2020, following an armed attack which occurred on 9 July 2020 in the sous-préfecture of Ngouboua (Kaya département), 180 households (1,000 individuals) left the village of Litiri to take refuge in the sous-préfectures of Kaiga-Kindjiria and Liwa (Fouli département).
• On 11 and 16 July 2020, with insecurity growing in Lac Province, fear of armed attacks led 1,814 households (6,825 individuals) to flee their villages of origin, located in the sous-préfectures of Kaiga-Kindjiria (Fouli département), Kangalam (Mamdi département) and Ngouboua (Kaya département). They took refuge in the sous-préfectures of Liwa (Fouli département), Bol (Mamdi département) and Ngouboua (Kaya département).