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Globally, about 70.8 million people were forcibly displaced by the end of 2018 of which 25.9 million were refugees, the highest level ever reported. Within this period, there were about 6.34 million refugees in Africa. The refugee crisis in Africa is traceable to its colonial vestiges. Since gaining independence in the 1950s and 1960s, political violence arising from civil wars and ethnic conflicts alone has generated millions of refugees across many countries in the African continent. A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country due to factors, such as political and religious persecution, war, or other forms of ethnic or tribal violence or for fear of the same. Persecution can occur for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. In addition, there is a consensus that natural disasters, including drought, famine, and the outbreak of diseases among others, are other causes of refugees. |
