Africa’s tragedy of displacement rises highest in two-decade period
Congolese people carry their belongings as they flee their villages around Sake in Masisi territory, after clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on February 07, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
Africa’s conflicts are turning out to be the biggest stumbling blocks to achieving crucial Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), drawing back the continent from its oft-praised colourful economic promise.
That assessment is drawn from two separate reports launched this week on the global trends of conflicts and the attendant human displacements from it, as well as the burden of reconstructing destroyed livelihoods.
