DID YOU KNOW?
Publish date: 24 June 2024
Issue Number: 1082
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: general
As a result of ethnic conflicts like the one in Darfur, Africa has more internally displaced people (IDPs) than any other continent. IDPs are people who are forced to flee their home but who, unlike a refugee, remain within their country’s borders. In 2009, there were an estimated 11.6m IDPs in Africa, representing more than 40% of the world’s total IDP population.
