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Refuge: A man builds a tent in the newly formed camp for internally displaced people in Kaga Bandoro.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

CAR spirals further out of control

The conflict in the Central African Republic is getting more violent and is spreading to previously unaffected areas. The world seems indifferent

  • Simon Allison
3 min read
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Hunger replaces war in Congo’s Katanga

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this season, El Niño affects 550 000 people, bringing hunger and hardship.

  • Habibou Bangre
4 min read
The Central African Republic (CAR) suffers myriad problems, but violent extremism of the kind facing its neighbours, like Cameroon above, is not one of them. Is it just a matter of time?
BOKO HARAM

Nigerians leaving their homes might lose their vote

People displaced by Boko Haram attacks might have another blow dealt to them, as they would have to return to their hometowns to be eligible to vote.

  • Reuters
4 min read
INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE

African leaders adopt landmark refugee convention

African leaders on Friday ratified a convention on the protection of the continent’s internally displaced people, refugees and returnees.

  • Emmanuel Goujon
2 min read