Chad — Emergency Tracking Tool Report

Following attacks by armed groups on 11 January 2020 in the village of Ngorea 1, located in the sous-préfecture of Kaiga-kindjiria (Département of Fouli) and in the village of Kallom located in the sous-préfecture of Ngouboua (Département of Kaya), around 754 households of 3,463 individuals fled to differents villages located in the sous-préfectures of Kaiga-kindjiria, Ngouboua, Liwa and Daboua. The information received indicates that movements will likely continue in the coming days.

With insecurity growing on the islands of Lake Chad, 27 households of 146 individuals preventively left the village of Mandari located on an island of Lake Chad, in the département of Mamdi (sous-prefecture of Kangalam), for the village of Koulfoua, located in the same souspréfecture. These individuals had left Koulfoua a little over a year ago to settle in Mandari for fishing activities.

Following attacks by armed groups on 23 December 2019 close to the village of Kinassorom, which is located on an island of Lake Chad, in the département of Mamdi (sous-prefecture of Kangalam), security forces were deployed in this village. Consequently, a number of households moved to Kinassorom to benefit from the security forces' protection. However, these security forces recently withdrew from this village. As a result, 50 households of 300 individuals from the village of Kallerom, located around Kinassorom, for fear of new attacks by armed groups left for the village of Koulfoua, located on a separate island of Lake Chad, in the sous-préfecture of Kangalam (in the same département of Mamdi). Security forces are present in this village on a permanent basis.

Following attacks by armed groups on 22 and 23 December 2019 in the village of Dabalami, located in an island of the lac Tchad, in the département of Mamdi (sous-préfecture of Kangalam), 73 households of 500 individuals from Kofia Almé, Bourni Goni, Sinakka and Kendelo in the vicinity of the attack location, fled to the village of Kinassorom located in another island of the lac Chad in the souspréfecture of Bol.

After security forces left the area surrounding Ngachia located in the sous-préfecture of Ngouboua département of Kaya) which had been recently attacked by armed extremist groups, approximately 150 households, around 900 individuals left the Kola 4 and Boudoumarom Sites for fear of being attacked They settled in the Kaya 1 site, located in the same sous-préfecture.

After security forces left the area surrounding Ngachia located in the sous-préfecture of Ngouboua département of Kaya) which had been recently attacked by armed extremist groups, approximately 50 households, around 300 individuals left the Ngachia Site for fear of being attacked They settled in the Kola Kimé site, located in the same sous-préfecture.

On 20 November 2019, about 20 households of 55 individuals left the village of Kaiga-Kindjiria located in the sous-préfecture of the same name, and fled to the village of Toukoul in the sous-préfecture of Daboua for fear of attacks perpetrated by extremist groups. According to key informants, other residents of the sous-préfecture of Kaiga-Kindjiria plan to leave their villages to take refuge in Daboua following the regular armed attacks in this sous-préfecture, which sparked fear among the inhabitants.