State of emergency for Diffa region extended until 26 January 2016

Some IDPs in Nigeria have reportedly returned to their areas of origin. Others have expressed their willingness to return.

Since 23 May, at least 188 people have died in Bama IDP camp in Borno State, mainly from starvation and dehydration (MSF)

Selon le CICR, au moins 60.000 personnes ont été déplacées à l\'intérieur au Mali en raison des combats dans le nord.

Saudi Press Agency: Chad, Niger and Nigeria are part of the Saudi Arabia-led Islamic anti-terrorism coalition

RFI: l'aviation nigérienne bombarde des positions de Boko Haram dans le Sud-Est

Plus de 2,000 demandeurs d’asile nigérians à Zevelet, localité frontalière dans la région de l'Extrême Nord du Cameroun. Transfert au camp de Minawao en cours.

Over 2.1 million people or 300,000 households are now internally displaced in northern Nigeria, according to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).

On the other side of Lake Chad: new blog story on KORA

On 3 June 2012, the Representative of UNHCR in Mauritania, the Governor of Hodh el Charghi and the National Coordinator visited the village of Aghor and met with the technicians in preparation to the creation of a new refugee camp. This village is located 65 km away from the border, 70 km away from Bassikounou and 35 km away from Bassikounou. UNHCR had already a camp in this village in the 1990’s. Following this mission, a consensus was reached on the location of the new refugee camp and thus UNHCR submitted an official request to the Government to create a new camp in Aghor. On 8 July 2012, UNHCR received a confirmation on the Government's approval for the creation of a new refugee camp in Aghor.