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The Republic of Congo is currently experiencing a complex crisis characterised by vulnerability to disease outbreaks (such as Ebola virus disease and COVID-19), seasonal floods, and internal displacement as a result of past conflict in Pool department. The Republic of Congo also hosts a high number of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring countries.

Following a ceasefire in late 2017 that ended armed conflict in Pool, the security situation in the country has improved, and people internally displaced by the conflict have begun to return home.

Around 77,000 IDPs and returnees in Pool department are still in need of humanitarian assistance, but access to basic services remains limited. Likouala department hosts refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After an outbreak of violence related to the 27 December 2020 elections in the CAR, additional CAR refugees arrived in Likouala province, mostly in Kpakaya department, between mid-December 2020 and February 2021.

A need for more mobile health clinics has been reported, as well as the potential development of tensions between new arrivals and the local community stemming from competition over food and water sources.

(UNICEF 03/02/2022, TV5 Monde 15/11/2017, UNHCR 24/03/2022)

The Republic of Congo is currently experiencing a complex crisis characterised by vulnerability to disease outbreaks (such as Ebola virus disease and COVID-19), seasonal floods, and internal displacement as a result of past conflict in Pool department. The Republic of Congo also hosts a high number of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring countries.

Following a ceasefire in late 2017 that ended armed conflict in Pool, the security situation in the country has improved, and people internally displaced by the conflict have begun to return home.

Around 77,000 IDPs and returnees in Pool department are still in need of humanitarian assistance, but access to basic services remains limited. Likouala department hosts refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After an outbreak of violence related to the 27 December 2020 elections in the CAR, additional CAR refugees arrived in Likouala province, mostly in Kpakaya department, between mid-December 2020 and February 2021.

A need for more mobile health clinics has been reported, as well as the potential development of tensions between new arrivals and the local community stemming from competition over food and water sources.

(UNICEF 03/02/2022, TV5 Monde 15/11/2017, UNHCR 24/03/2022)

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current crises
in Congo

These crises have been identified through the INFORM Severity Index, a tool for measuring and comparing the severity of humanitarian crises globally.

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COG001 - Complex crisis

Last updated 31/08/2023

Drivers

Conflict

Crisis level

Country

Severity level

2.3 Medium

Access constraints

1.0

Analysis products
on Congo

DRC: IDPs and refugees to Congo-Brazzaville

14 February 2019

DRC: IDPs and refugees to Congo-Brazzaville

DOCUMENT / PDF / 622 KB

Violent clashes involving the Banunu and Batende communities in Yumbi, Mai-Ndombe province, DRC between 16 and 18 December 2018 caused at least 535 fatalities, injured some 150, and displaced approximately 30,000 people. Both the IDPs in DRC and the refugees in Congo-B lack adequate shelter and have lost their livelihoods. 

Mixed migration
Republic of Congo: Conflict in Pool department

06 June 2017

Republic of Congo: Conflict in Pool department

DOCUMENT / PDF / 475 KB

Since late September, several armed clashes between government forces and militia Nsilulu, also known as Ninja, have occurred in Pool Department. According to the government, more than 60 fatal attacks have been carried out. According to the latest census in 2007, more than 126,000 people are living in these areas and have been affected by the conflict. At least 23,000 people have been displaced since March 2016. 

Conflict and violence
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