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On our radar The new man in Mali He’s only 38 years old, but Assimi Goïta is making a lot of enemies. The Malian military officer became president last week after leading a second coup in the West African nation in just nine months. His actions saw the country suspended from the African Union and the regional ECOWAS bloc, while France said it would temporarily halt joint operations against jihadist groups operating in the region. Previous coups in Mali have all followed periods of civil unrest and received some level of popular support. But last week's events – triggered by a power stru...

Central African Republic: Situation Report, 27 May 2021 Format HIGHLIGHTS The Central African Republic has launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign and announced a public health emergency to scale up efforts in the fight against the second wave. Humanitarian partners are supporting hospitals in Bangui to cope with the lack of electricity and drinking water following torrential rains. Multisectoral emergency response reached 2,000 internally displaced people at the PK3 site in Bria, where a fire destroyed their homes. In Bossangoa, thousands of displaced people return home in uncertaint...

Chad: Higher prices, less aid: how communities experience COVID-19 (May 2021) Format Introduction Since the onset of the pandemic, Chad has recorded relatively low case numbers. In the provinces surveyed by Ground Truth Solutions, there were 299 cases in Moyen Chari, 184 in Logone Oriental, 89 in Wadi Fira, 53 in Lac, and 22 in Ouaddaï. In March 2020, the Chadian government implemented a National Contingency Plan for Coronavirus Preparedness and Response, along with various restrictions. These gradually eased over the year. Humanitarian operations had to adapt to new health needs and rising...

Iraq: Humanitarian Bulletin, February 2021 Format • Inter-agency Missions to Return Areas • Cash Programming in Iraq • Access Snapshot February 2021 One Year On, COVID-19 Continues to Impact Iraq The first case of COVID-19 in Iraq was detected in late February 2020, attributed to a student who recently returned from Iran. Despite the imposition of strict lockdowns, within a few months the country reached the “community transmission” stage. By the end of February 2021, there were approximately 695,000 of COVID-19 in Iraq, resulting in just over 13,000 reported deaths. While the trans...

CVA, plus information: what happens when cash recipients are kept in the loop? Format A closer look at recipient feedback in Nigeria and Somalia Ground Truth Solutions examined feedback fromCVA recipients in Nigeria and Somalia, collected in September 2020 , and the implications were both interesting and useful.The feedbackreveals that **whe****n ****recipients fe****el**** informed – about available aid, targeting criteria, or the**** duration of assistance – they ****are**** more inclined to feel positive about their experience of ****cash and voucher assistance (****CVA****)****. **Thi...