Aid in Danger Bi-Weekly News Brief, 27 January - 09 February 2021
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Incidents of threats and violence affecting aid workers and aid delivery.
Africa
Cameroon
04 February 2021: In Muyuka town, Fako division, Southwest province, gunmen fired at an MSF ambulance responding to an emergency call, critically injuring a nurse on board. The victim was picked up by a second ambulance and rushed to hospital.
As reported on 04 February 2021: Along the main supply road to the Central African Republic, attacks by the Coalition of Patriots for Change rebels continued to block over 100 trucks transporting WFP food, WHO medicine and other aid bound for Central African Republic beneficiaries from UNHCR, UNICEF and several unnamed NGOs.
Humanitarian convoy ambushed, looted in Warrap State
A humanitarian convoy consisting of five trucks destined for the Luachjang area in Tonj East County was ambushed and looted last week by armed youth at Langchok locality in the now-defunct Thiik County.
John Wiel an employee of the World Food Programme (WFP) in the area said the trucks were carrying cereal and vegetable oil totaling 42 metric tons and were ambushed before reaching their final destination. There were five vehicles carrying vegetable oil and cereals. The total metric tons looted is 42.707 tons, 2.927 matrix tons is vegetable oil and 39.78 is cereal. The vehicles were destined to Paliang and they did not reach Paliang, they were looted before reaching Paliang,” Wiel said.
Driver killed in Tonj East road ambush
Local authorities in Tonj East County of Warrap State said a co-driver died on Sunday night following a road ambush at Mayom-Chuei locality at the border with Tonj North County.
The officials blamed youth from the Luachjang and Thiik communities in Tonj East County for the attack while others blamed armed youth from the Apuk Padoc community of the now-defunct Lou Paher County in Tonj North.
The Executive Director of the defunct Luachjang South County Mabior Adel blamed Sunday s attack on the Thiik community.
He claimed that Mayom-Chuei where the attack took place lies at the border of the three communities of Luachjang, Thiik, and Lou Paher communities.