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Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa

20 Sep 2024

The spike in African displacement over the past year is mostly attributed to the conflict in Sudan. [...] DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 8,023,000 Congolese forcibly displaced 881,000 increase (12% change) • Deteriorating stability—primarily in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri—has resulted in the displacement of an additional 752,000 people in the DRC since the beginning of 2024. [...] A key driver of the recent displacement has been the seizing of more territory and attacks on civilian settlements in the east by the Rwandan-backed M23 militia. [...] • This increase follows the dramatic 1.2 million person decline in Ethiopia’s forcibly displaced population subsequent to the signing of the cessation of hostilities agreement in Tigray in 2022. [...] The militant groups have spilled across both the Burkina Faso and Mali borders, uprooting communities in the north and west of the country.

Authors

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

Pages
8
Published in
United States of America

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