U.S grant Togo $3 million to address displaced population fleeing terrorism

The U.S. have granted Togo $3 million to attend to around 60.000 people displaced in the north of the African country struggling to contain terrorism activities.
USAID, Washington’s agency, provided the aid facility. The World Food Program (WFP) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will be the agency’s operational partners on the ground.
Per a press release from the US embassy in Togo, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will use the funds disbursed to provide multi-purpose financial assistance to around 27.000 people to cover their basic needs. This will be done in collaboration with the diocese of the city of Dapaong.
WFP on the other hand will provide emergency nutritional assistance to a further 37.000 people.
The assistance, the mission added, will be of particular benefit to these people, especially during the lean season when “families generally need support the most”.
Togo since November 2021 has been facing sporadic attacks from terrorists spilling from Burkina Faso grappling terrorist activities since 2015.
The attacks happening in the Savannah region close to Burkina Faso, have forced thousands of people to flee the region.
The country’s President Faure Gnassingbe, in an address to the nation on April 27, indicated that the attacks have claimed live of dozens of soldiers and hundreds of civilians.