Lolo is a village in
Kadey Department,
East Region, Cameroon, which had a population of about 2,000 in 2013.
In the first months of 2014, the village of Lolo became home to approximately 10,000
refugees
A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...
fleeing the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...
.
As of March 14, 2014, there were about 2,000 children in the camp.
On 21 February 2014, the
UNHCR
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said the site, 46 kilometers from the border of the CAR, could take "up to 15,000 refugees."
On 3 June 2014, the
World Food Programme
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reported:
A new round of food distributions began on 22 May. In Gado Badzere, Lolo, Borgop, and Timangolo sites 29,780 refugees in established sites and 17,369 refugees in transit points have benefitted from 30-day rations (total: 782 mt). Distributions are ongoing in Mbai Mboum and Garoua Boulai transit points.
A second location, designated "Lolo II", is located 3.4 km away, at Latitude 4.2833°, Longitude 14.9000°.
Traveling Luck for Lolo I, Cameroon (general), Cameroon
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Mbilé Refugee Camp is located near the village.
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Populated places in East Region (Cameroon)
Refugee camps in Cameroon
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