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.
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- Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa 1
- There has been a doubling in the forcibly displaced population in Africa since 2018. 1
- Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa 2
- Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa 3
- Sudan 3
- Rwanda 3
- Chad 3
- Burundi 3
- Niger 3
- Mozambique 3
- Mali 3
- Eritrea 3
- CAR 3
- Cameroon 3
- Burkina Faso 3
- South Sudan 3
- Ethiopia 3
- Nigeria 3
- Somalia 3
- DRC 3
- 12-month growth 3
- Displacement at mid-year 2023 3
- 12-month decrease 3
- Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa 4
- SUDAN 4
- 12656000 Sudanese forcibly displaced 5.35 million increase 73 change 4
- The spike in African displacement over the past year is mostly attributed to the conflict in Sudan. 4
- DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 4
- 8023000 Congolese forcibly displaced 881000 increase 12 change 4
- Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa 5
- ETHIOPIA 5
- 3542000 forcibly displaced 119000 increase 3 change 5
- Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa 6
- BURKINA FASO 6
- Roughly 3 million Burkinabe forcibly displaced 135000 reported increase 5 change 6
- CAMEROON 6
- 1262000 forcibly displaced 54000 increase 4 change 6
- MALI 6
- 653000 forcibly displaced 57000 increase 9 change 6
- Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa 7
- NIGER 7
- 447000 forcibly displaced 65000 increase 17 change 7
- AFRICAS INTERLOCKING CONFLICTS DRIVING DISPLACEMENT 7
- Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa 8
- ERITREA 8
- 665000 forcibly displaced 36000 increase 6 change 8
- MOZAMBIQUE 8
- 578000 forcibly displaced 256000 decrease -30 change 8
