Reports

As of 7 August 2020, the cumulative total of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Sudan stands at 2,472 with 47 deaths and 1,252 recoveries according to the Republic of South Sudan’s Ministry of Health. The country has administered 15,393 tests to date. Movement restrictions continue to reduce the number of people crossing official border points with no movement of persons registered at a quarter of 58 tracked transport hubs during the reporting period (26%). However, most other points are located along porous borders that are difficult to control. The number of international flights has not returned to pre-COVID-19 standards but Kenya Airways has announced a resumption of flights to Juba.   Please click here to access the dataset. 

As of 7 August 2020, the cumulative total of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Sudan stands at 2,472 with 47 deaths and 1,252 recoveries according to the Republic of South Sudan’s Ministry of Health. The country has administered 15,393 tests to date. Movement restrictions continue to reduce the number of people crossing official border points with no movement of persons registered at a quarter of 58 tracked transport hubs during the reporting period (26%). However, most other points are located along porous borders that are difficult to control. The number of international flights has not returned to pre-COVID-19 standards but Kenya Airways has announced a resumption of flights to Juba.   For the dataset, please click here. 

In July 2020, the monthly population count was conducted at Masna collective centre where 5,496 individuals were identified and Wau PoC AA with 9,393 individuals. The population of Wau PoC AA marginally decreased from 9,990 individuals in June 2020 (decreased by 597 individuals). Wau Masna saw a  decrease in its population by 520 individuals since June 2020. For more information on these trends, including where new arrivals at Masna collective centre were displaced from and on destinations of those leaving Wau PoC AA, please consult the DSFM report.

A total of 2,005 movements were recorded, comprising 1,708 arrivals and 297 departures, between 24 and 30 August 2020. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Dikwa, Gubio, Gwoza, Jere, Mobbar, Monguno and Ngala Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the most-affected Nigerian State of Borno. Arrivals were also recorded in Demsa, Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Madagali, Maiha,  Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Song and Yola South LGAs of the state of Adamawa. Departures were recorded in Askira/Uba, Dikwa and Kala/Balge LGAs of Borno; Demsa, Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Song, Yola North and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa.   ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: voluntary relocation (65.1%), poor living conditions (16.9%), improved security (8.5%), conflict/attack (7.8%) and fear of attack (1.6%).

Renk County of Upper Nile State recorded heavy and persistent rainfall throughout late July and early August 2020. In addition to the rain, the collapse of the Butt Dam (Blue Nile) releasing 5 million cubic meters of water upriver in neighbouring Sudan resulted to flooding in RenkCounty. Heavy downpour and flood waters cut off the main road linking Renkto the state capital, Malakal and the oil production areas in Palouch. DTM and humanitarian partners received reports of large numbers of households that were displaced due to flooding in the county in need of humanitarian assistance prompting DTM to conduct an Emergency Event Tracking assessment. The team found that an estimated 2,607 households comprised of 13,556 individuals have been displaced in Renk3 Primary School, MonydengPrimary School and the Eye Clinic Centre as indicated in the below map. Urgent needs identified include water, sanitation, protection, food, shelter and non-food items.

Severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Unity State caused temporary displacement and disruption in service provision to more than 4,702 individuals (608 households). Through a network of DTM focal points and coordination with other humanitarian partners and authorities, monitoring teams have mapped seven locations (villages, neighbourhoods, and displacement sites) of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by floods in Mayendit, Guit, and Mayom Counties between 30 July and 14 August 2020. Restricted accessibility and logistical constraints have limited field assessments in certain areas and rendered data verification challenging. DTM is working closely with partners in order to verify the number of affected individuals in flooded areas, to complement ongoing inter-agency rapid needs assessments.

On 20 and 21 August 2020, clashes between NAS and SSPSF forces in Juba and Lainya Counties led to the displacement of people living in the surrounding areas. Clashes that included the targeting of vice presidential bodyguards around 20 August 2020 in strategic areas around Lobonok, forced 19,100 individuals (3,820 households) to move from Yapa and seek refuge among host communities in Lobonok with a further 6,208 individuals (1,001 households) fleeing from Opiri to Liria in Juba County. Additional instances of displacement occurred in Lainya County where 1,574 individuals (261 households) were forced to move to Lainya Centre due to clashes between NAS and SSPDF forces in Giwaya, Lainya County.Up to 86,720 individuals (17,344 households) were displaced from lowlands in Gemmeiza, Nyori, and Terekeka Town to highlands of the latter due to serious flooding resulting from heavy rainfall. Floods also forced 2,520 individuals (420 households) to move from lowland areas to highland areas of Jabal Lado in Juba County. The displaced found refuge among host communities. The most urgent needs identified include food, water, shelter, sanitation and protection .

IOM DTM in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the state Ministry of Health have been conducting monitoring of individuals moving into Nigeria's conflict-affected northeastern states of Adamawa and Borno under pillar four (Points of entry) of COVID 19 preparedness and response planning guidelines.   During the period 1 to 31 August 2020, 563 movements were observed at Thirty Nine Points of Entries in Adamawa and Borno states. Of the total movements recorded, 177 were incoming from Extreme-Nord, 23 from Nord, 4 from Centre in Cameroon and 27 from N’Djamena in Chad republic. A total of 231 Incoming movements were observed at Twelve Points of Entries.   A range of data was collected during the assessment to better inform on migrants’ nationalities, gender, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movement as shown in Figures 1 to 4 below.

La crise sécuritaire que le Mali a connu en 2012 a provoqué d’importants déplacements de populations tant à l’intérieur du territoire que vers les pays limitrophes. Afin d’orienter la réponse humanitaire et de faciliter le retour et la réintégration des personnes déplacées internes (PDIs) et des réfugiés, la Direction Nationale du Développement Social (DNDS), fournit depuis décembre 2014 des informations à l’ensemble de la communauté humanitaire et aux pouvoirs publics afin de répondre aux besoins des populations déplacées, retournées et rapatriées au Mali. Les opérations de collecte et de mise à jour des données menées dans le cadre du programme DTM montrent une augmentation du nombre de personnes déplacées au Mali entre avril et juillet 2020. La population déplacée dans la région a augmenté de 8% par rapport à juin (rapport CMP de juin 2020). Le nombre de PDIs est en effet passé de 266 831 personnes (rapport CMP de juin 2020) à 287 496 en juillet 2020 soit une augmentation de 20 665 individus. Cette augmentation confirme l’aggravation des conditions sécuritaires dans les Régions de Mopti, Ségou, Tombouctou, Gao et Ménaka et la bande frontalière Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger au cours des derniers mois, engendrant de plus en plus de déplacements.

DTM’s Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) surveys people on the move at key transit points within South Sudan (SSD) and at its borders. It provides an insight into mobility trends, migration drivers and traveller profiles to inform programming by humanitarian and development partners and by the government, complementing DTM’s monitoring of mobility restrictions and COVID-19 prevention measures at points of entry and transit hubs. In total, 31 Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) were active in July 2020, surveying internal flows and cross-border travel with Uganda (UGA), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan (SDN) and the Central African Republic (CAR). One new FMPs was activated at the start of July6 at Nesitu checkpoint. Figures are only indicative of existing trends among respondents at the active FMPs since DTM does not have full coverage of cross-border or internal flows. Please click here to access the dataset. 

The West and Central Africa Mobility Mapping report is a compilation of maps showing various mobility trends and mobility factors for movements to and from the West and central Africa region (forced displacement, transhumance, labour movements, etc.) This work is based on multiple data collection activities implemented by IOM and other actors (UNDESA, Ministries of Interior of various countries) and showcase the complexity of mobility in the region.

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a global pandemic, increasing the risk to vulnerable populations, mobile populations and internally displaced people. On 17 March 2020, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) declared COVID-19 a national disaster and imposed movement restriction measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In response to this pandemic, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in collaboration with Government of Zimbabwe, conducted assessments in 12 Cyclone Idai affected districts covering 272 wards in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces for the purposes of informing response partners on the preparedness and precautionary measures in place and help in decision making with regards to response interventions.