- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
In the Sahel and Lake Chad region, Nigeria is the first country of origin of irregular migration towards Europe. The country is currently faced with an important crisis in the North East States, prompting the displacement of about 2,2 million people.
Considering the fragile socioeconomic and food context in the country, the actions of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa mainly locate in the States of Yobe, Gombe, Borno and Adamawa and focus on promoting an approach linking relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD). This entails improving the access to basic services and enhancing livelihood and developing self-reliance opportunities for displaced people and host communities affected by the humanitarian situation.
In partnership with IOM, the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa also aims at strengthening the capacities of the national and local authorities regarding migration management, at assisting voluntary return of migrants on the migration route and at promoting awareness raising activities on the risks of irregular migration. A migrant resource centre as a local referral mechanism will be established in Edo State (Benin City).
The actions of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa supplements the other cooperation instruments of the European Union at stake in Nigeria.
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National projects
This action aims at promoting peace values through inter-religious dialogue and social cohesion.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Cordoba Foundation of Geneva
The general objective of the programme is to improve the safety, livelihoods and personal agency of adolescent girls in North East Nigeria.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Mercy Corps
Overall objective: The objective of the action is to enhance the wellbeing and the resilience of children and adolescents who have been affected by the conflict in Borno including the reintegration of those associated with Boko HaramSO 1.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- UNICEF
The overall objective of the proposed action will be to contribute to the strengthening of a sustainable reintegration system in Nigeria.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
Promote stability and resilience among those affected by conflict and displacement in North East Nigeria.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- Danish Refugee Council
- International Rescue Committee
Overall objective: Enhance state and community level conflict management capability to prevent the escalation of conflict into violence in a number of locations in North-Eastern Nigeria.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Partner
- British Council
Overall objective : to build the resilience of conflict affected people in Borno State in terms of food and nutrition security based on a conflict-sensitive approach and in an environment-friendly way.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
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Regional projects
Contribuer au redressement économique et de la cohésion sociale des territoires du bassin du Lac Tchad les plus impactés par la crise liée à Boko Haram.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Agence Française de Développement
The Erasmus+ programme actively contributes to improving the quality and international dimension of academic institutions in the region and supports the availability of qualified high-level professional youth in West Africa.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
Le programme vise à consolider la légitimité, le leadership et les capacités opérationnelles des instances interministérielles de lutte contre la traite des personnes et leurs déclinaisons sur le territoire par un appui structurel, organisationnel et la mise en œuvre d’actions préventives ciblées.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Expertise France
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to strengthen the governance of migration in the region and provide protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The overall objective of the programme is to use an evidence-based approach for programming and implementing interventions in the Sahel and Lake Chad region, as well as to inform policy around the themes of the EUTF in the region.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Other
- Partner
- Altai Consulting
The specific objectives are to (1) improve the safety and security of populations and control over lake-bordering territories as well as to (2) improve Human Rights respect by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies in the areas of intervention.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Partner
- United Nations Development Programme
Cross-window projects
The specific objective is to conduct, synthesize, disseminate and make use of new and existing research on the drivers and dynamics of the root causes of instability, insecurity, irregular migration and forced displacement in West and North Africa and migration routes, and the most successful policy...
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Other
- Partner
- ICMPD
- The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
The overall objective is to increase the efficiency of the Trust Fund, through gender-and-rights-responsive technical assistance for the identification, formulation, evaluation, monitoring of and communication on trust fund interventions, including audits, evaluations/communication actions for this...
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Other
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to strengthen the governance of migration in the region and provide protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route.
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The overall objective of the action is to promote sustainable development and ultimately contribute to poverty reduction by increasing the availability of trained and qualified high-level professional manpower in West Africa and the Horn of Africa.
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Directorate General for Education and Culture
News & Stories
La Croix-Rouge burkinabè avec le projet « Assistance et protection des migrants les plus vulnérables en Afrique de l’Ouest », financé par l’Union européenne et soutenu par la Croix-Rouge espagnole et la Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise, contribue aux bien-être des femmes migrantes les plus vulnérables au...
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Save the Children
- Caritas Switzerland
- Croix Rouge Espagnole
Le troisième atelier régional de partage du Réseau Africain des Institutions et Fonds de Formation Professionnelle (RAFPRO) s’est tenu à Saly-Portudal (Sénégal) du 16 au 18 novembre 2021 autour du thème: «Les modes alternatifs de financement de la formation professionnelle en Afriqueface aux défis...
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- Conférence Permanente des Chambres Consulaires Africaines et Francophones
- SEQUA gGmbH Partner of German Business
- The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry
«Ma situation avait commencé il y’a deux ans quand des hommes armés qui appartenaient au groupe Boko Haram avaient attaqué notre village au Nigéria.
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Save the Children
- Caritas Switzerland
- Croix Rouge Espagnole
Arzouma returned from Algeria four years ago.
- Region and Country
- Uganda
- Ethiopia
- Eritrea
- Djibouti
- Kenya
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Libya
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Ann Marie Thoronko, 28 ans, originaire de la Sierra Leone est de passage à Ziguinchor, Sénégal.
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Save the Children
- Caritas Switzerland
- Croix Rouge Espagnole
15 December 2021— Daouda is one of the 166 Nigerien migrants who returned from Tripoli to Niamey on a charter flight organised by the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in February 2020.
- Region and Country
- Uganda
- Ethiopia
- Eritrea
- Djibouti
- Kenya
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Libya
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
Dans le cadre des activités du projetAmélioration de la protection des Enfants et Jeunes en mobilité sur les principales routes migratoires en Afrique de l’Ouest (PROTEJEM), des équipes mobiles ont été constituées pour faciliter l’identification et le référencement pour une prise en charge rapide...
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Save the Children
- Caritas Switzerland
- Croix Rouge Espagnole
Miheal Maris est une jeune fille de 19 ans, d’origine nigériane arrivée au Burkina Faso à novembre.
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Save the Children
- Caritas Switzerland
- Croix Rouge Espagnole