A Comparative Analysis on the Impact of the Influx of Refugees from War-Torn Central African, into Cameroon: Empirical Evidence

Fabien Sundjo, University of Buea
Winifred Azhisey Atefor, PAN AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT

This study attempts to carry out a comparative analysis of the effect of the influx of Central African Refugees into the East Region of Cameroon. Specifically, the study investigates the effect of the refugee influx on education, health, security, food and water facilities. It equally investigates the most affected socio-economic sectors by the refugee influx and the natives’ perception of the presence of refugees in the Community. In this light, questionnaires were distributed to respondents and three focus group discussions were organizes in three different localities. Pre-tests were conducted to ascertain the reliability of the data, descriptive statistics were used to analyses the information collected from the field thanks to the use of SPSS statistic data editor. The results among others indicated that the host community has experienced improvement in education, health, security, food and water facilities due to the refugee influx.