The conflict between military forces and non-state armed groups in the Lake Chad region broke out in northeast Nigeria in 2009. It has since spread into neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger, creating one of the largest humanitarian crises in Africa.
Many of the displaced have found refuge in host communities, putting a huge strain on a region already suffering from poverty, food insecurity, recurrent disease outbreaks and weak health systems.
MSF teams have responded to the high humanitarian needs caused by the conflict in the region.
![MSF intervention in Banki, Borno State, Nigeria , July 2016 MSF intervention in Banki, Borno State, Nigeria , July 2016](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/00q2fe8bg23b2e25h8rae367gf15ajvg.jpg)
Case Study on humanitarian response in North-east Nigeria
![Jean François Saint-Sauveur Jean François Saint-Sauveur](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/6o3s8d162m34an6867d41gycc3ys1lgu.jpg)
“There are dramatic gaps in healthcare”
![Victims of bombing on a displaced camp in Rann, Nigeria Victims of bombing on a displaced camp in Rann, Nigeria](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/dg226s1u153lu1l3087lq4vrek03k04j.jpg)
MSF strongly condemns the aerial bombing of a camp for displaced people in Rann
![Displacement in Diffa Displacement in Diffa](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/h0w4h8gt6r668auhcfd5u8mtax1mq2pt.jpg)
Insufficient humanitarian response to crisis in Diffa
![Ngala, Nigeria: Emergency aid to victims of violence and displacement Ngala, Nigeria: Emergency aid to victims of violence and displacement](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/ls63n6b343ls3g3r7306g8g41a8hc20e.jpg)
Crisis Info on Borno emergency - November 2016
![Lake Tchad Crisis: Responding to the humanitarian consequences of violence (Extreme North Cameroon) Lake Tchad Crisis: Responding to the humanitarian consequences of violence (Extreme North Cameroon)](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/628tj8a660gsyc1xfm4268qnv83clh63.jpg)
Lake Chad: Years of Forgotten Crisis
![Nigeria-Ngala_19-20-September-2016 Nigeria-Ngala_19-20-September-2016](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/if6itd41b02hp46hk8pfx02g76777c4h.jpg)
Crisis Info on Borno Emergency - September 2016
![Niger: NFI distributions in Toumour Niger: NFI distributions in Toumour](https://img.msf.org/Docs/MSF/Media/CMS3/8/6/b/8/MSF175039.jpg)
MSF assists hundreds of newly displaced people in eastern Diffa
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