7 million internally displaced people live in Central Africa – they need more support

Dozens of displaced people gather along the fence of the MONUSCO base in DRC. Alexis Huguet/AFP via Getty Images

Central Africa is host to the largest community of internally displaced persons in Africa. The countries in this region include Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda.

Just four of these account for more than 7 million internally displaced people. At the top of the list, the DRC alone hosts more than 5.5 million.