Emergency vaccination campaign conducted on Jordan berms at Hadalat and Rukban from 16th to 25th of April. Outcome: 13,896 children below 15 years received polio vaccine, 13,053 children aged from 6 months to 15 years, received measles vaccine 6,278 children from 6-59 months, received vitamin A and 5,423 women at reproductive age received TT vaccine.

Chad's national assembly extended by six months the state of emergency imposed on the region in November 2016 (Thomsons Reuters Foundation)

Cooperation Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction (Alternate Minister for Migration Policy) and UNHCR for provision of assistance to refugees

A Oxford University team was in KK from 11-18 April to prepare the ground for a research on refugee/host community economies that will start later in the year.

A cross-border raid in Gambella region on Friday, 15 April by armed men said to be from the Murle ethnic group in South Sudan left over 200 people dead, 108 children reportedly kidnapped and dozens of people wounded. The Ethiopian government Disaster Prevention and Food Security Agency (DPFSA) said no South Sudanese refugee was affected by the raid, which was unprecedented as it was well-coordinated and happened at various locations at the same time. Over 21,000 people were reportedly displaced by the raid.

The Ethiopia refugee agency and UNHCR are registering over 400 new South Sudanese refugee arrivals at Okugo Refugee Camp in Gambella region. The new arrivals entered Ethiopia through Raad entry point following intra-ethnic conflict in Pochalla, South Sudan. New arrivals continue. The intra-ethnic fighting reportedly broke out on 21 March in Pochalla town between Pochalla North and Pochalla South Anuak community and the fighting spread to nearby towns.

In Juba, UNHCR opened a Community Centre at Gudele suburb to provide individual protection and legal counseling to refugees and internally displaced people.

Chad: inhabitants of the capital N'Djaména are fleeing due to the soon to be published results of the presidential elections (Deutsche Welle)

Tchad : Des habitants fuient la capitale en vue de la publication dans l'avenir des résultats de l'élection présidentielle (Deutsche Welle)

Chad: Idriss Deby won a fifth term in office with 61.56% of the votes in the first round, according to the provisional results (Election Commission)