West and Central Africa: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (26 February – 11 March 2019)

BURKINA FASO DR CONGO CURFEW IMPOSED ON EBOLA TREATMENT EST REGION CENTRES ATTACKED. The Governor of ’s Est Armed assailants on 10 March raided an region has imposed a night-time curfew Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, from 7 March – 20 April as a security wounding health workers and killing a operation is underway in Est and Centre- policeman. The same MSF-run centre Est regions. The authorities plan to was attacked on 27 February, three days reopen schools in the Est region before after another MSF treatment centre was the end of the academic year. Over 1,300 set on fire, forcing the organisation to schools are currently closed in Burkina MAURITANIA suspend services. The 24 February Faso. Mounting insecurity and armed attack forced the transfer of 10 patients attacks have sparked an unprecedented – four confirmed and six suspected to population displacement and be infected with the virus – to another SENEGAL humanitarian emergency. Around treatment centre. As of 10 March, there 900,000 people need humanitarian GAMBIA were 921 confirmed and probable cases, assistance and over 115,000 have been BURKINA and 582 deaths since the outbreak in GUINEA uprooted from their homes, more than FASO north-east DRC erupted in August 2018. BISSAU GUINEA CENTRAL AFRICAN half of whom since the start of the year. REPUBLIC MALI SIERRA CÔTE SAHEL LEONE D’IVOIRE $296 MILLION NEEDED FOR SAHEL INSECURITY DEPRIVES RELIEF RESPONSE 400,000 CHILDREN OF EDUCATION TOGO The humanitarian community and the Growing insecurity in the Sahel has Government on 27 February appealed for impaired or forced the closure of nearly US$296 million to assist 2.3 million CONGO 2,000 schools in Burkina Faso, Mali and GABON people needing humanitarian aid in 2019. Niger, affecting more than 400,000 DEMOCRATIC Fifty-six per cent of the budget is children and 10,050 teachers, UNICEF REPUBLIC OF earmarked for food and nutrition reported on 28 February. The number of CONGO assistance. The number of people schools closed is twice as many as in internally displaced in Mali has nearly 2017. The authorities in Burkina Faso tripled over the past year due to growing have adopted a strategy for catch-up insecurity and adverse weather. Around classes conflict-affected children, 7.2 million – over 35 per cent of the integrating displaced children in other population – live in conflict-affected schools, strengthening school security central and northern regions. CABO VERDE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE and reconstructing destroyed schools. The three countries have endorsed the NIGERIA “Safe Schools Declaration” to protect MEASLES OUTBREAK Natural disaster children and ensure their education SPREADS IN BORNO during armed conflict. Epidemic Around 2,800 measles cases and nine deaths were reported in 19 localities in Conflict Borno state between January and February, according to the health Other authorities and aid organisations. Some 80 per cent of the infections are among under 5 children. Surveillance and rapid Creation date: 11 March 2019 Map data sources: UNCS, DevInfo, OCHA. Feedback: [email protected] Twitter: @OCHAROWCA response teams have been dispatched to The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the . worst-hit locations. Vaccination and public awareness are being ramped up. Visit the Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot database at: https://weekly-wca.unocha.org