Africa’s Displacement Figures Triple to 35 Million in Just 15 Yrs

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Africa’s Displacement Figures Triple to 35 Million in Just 15 Yrs
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International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reports that the number of people living in internal displacement in Africa has tripled to 35 million in 15 years due to conflict and violence. According to the report, government efforts to address internal displacement on the continent have been commendable but insufficient.

In five countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan, almost 93% of the population has been displaced by. Experts say poverty, inequality, and marginalization are among the many factors that fuel conflict and violence, and armed groups have exploited these grievances, which create more displacements.and droughts trigger the majority of disaster displacements.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for"urgent international support" as the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reaches 123 million, with… There are twice as many internally displaced people today as there were ten years ago - the largest numbers ever recorded, said Special Advisor on Solutions to Internal…

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