Tag: Wars
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African displacement triples to 35m people in just 15 years, fueled by war, climate disasters — report

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The number of internally displaced people across the African continent has tripled to 35 million since 2009, driven by wars and climate change, says a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC). While flooding and drought are posing a growing threat, almost 93% of those displaced, or 32.5 million, abandoned their homes due […]
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Wars caused 14,300 schools in 24 African countries to shut down- study

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Armed conflicts are leaving millions of African children without education as 14,300 schools had to close by June this year due to wars, The Norwegian Refugee Council said. The Shael countries of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger and Chad were among the worst hit along with the DRC and Cameroon. School closure impacted at least 2.8 […]