Conflict, violence, disasters fuel Africa’s displacement crisis
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A new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center says the number of people displaced in Africa has tripled to 35 million. Of these, 32.5 million abandoned their homes due to conflict and violence. The report, published Tuesday, says government efforts to address internal displacement on the continent have been commendable but not enough. Mohammed Yusuf has more on the plight of the displaced