Thirty-five million Africans driven from homes by war and climate disasters report

According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), there are now 35 million internally displaced people in Africa, up from 11.6 million in 2009.

Alexandra Bilak, director at IDMC, emphasized the urgency: 'It's important for them to keep ownership of this issue and the international community to support their efforts.'

The IDMC report reveals that conflict accounts for 32.5 million displaced persons in Africa, predominantly from five countries: DRC, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan.

The report highlights a significant rise in climate disaster-induced displacements, which surged from 1.1 million in 2009 to 6.3 million last year.

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