Africa’s Colliding Conflicts Compound Forced Displacement Crisis

As Africa’s conflicts become more regionalized, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing into neighboring countries also experiencing conflict.

96 percent of forcibly displaced populations are from countries facing armed conflict.

8 of the 11 countries hosting the greatest numbers of those displaced across borders are themselves experiencing conflict.

Data sources:IDMC, UNHCR, World Bank (mid-2025 data). * Estimate.Countries in Conflict.

Sudan’s forcibly displaced population represents 32 percent of the continental total.

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Based on reporting by ACSS