Informes

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Progress has been made in the elimination of female genital mutilation, as girls aged 15 to 19 years are one third less likely to undergo the practice compared to 30 years ago.1 There is…

Highlights The continued presence of Non-State Armed Group members over Tillaberi and Diffa regions remained the main cause of instability and insecurity in Niger. Known and unknown entities staged asymmetric attacks targeting civilians in Diffa and Tillaberi…

Thirteen-year-old Abdulkarim’s typical day as an Almajiri started at 4.30 a.m. with prayers and a Qur’anic recitation, and end at 10 p.m. with another Qur’anic recitation. In between, there were three slots in his schedule for…

HIGHLIGHTS### Close to 38,000 households have been affected by floods countrywide A rapid response from the Government Lac province: floods cause displacements and raise food security issues 18,000 affected in the centre of the country, over 10,000 in the East Floods…

Restoring a legal system battered by years of conflict seen as crucial to tackling widespread gender-based abuse By Pacome Pabandji BANGUI, Sept 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Restoring court operations in rural parts of the war-torn Central African…

Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs As of the end of the reporting period, Niger registered 1,172 cases of COVID-19, 1,083 patients healed, 20 patients currently under treatment, 69 deaths, with a decreasing trend in cases and the…

Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs As of 26 August 2020, out of the total of 1,004 confirmed COVID-19 cases registered in Chad (the majority being male aged 25-59 years), six are children. Of these six children,…

The year 2019 was marked by growing insecurity in Mali; especially in the Center and North of the country. Tens of thousands of children and their families have had to leave their land to relocate to…

JULY 2020 HIGHLIGHTS • Temporary suspension of humanitarian assistance for ten days due to threats against aid organizations by some NSAGs. • 269,169 people received food security assistance in July. • 3,821 persons received medical attention through mobile clinics.…

Highlights On 13 March 2020, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania registered its first confirmed case of COVID-19. As of June 30, 4,363 confirmed cases are reported, including 1,622 recoveries and 129 deaths. 8,853 children with severe acute malnutrition…