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Sikanyiso Masuku, Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa, University of Cape Town

Why it's important to understand the unique plight of internally displaced people in Africa

Internally displaced people from the Dinka ethnic group at the Minkamman camp in South Sudan in 2014. EFE-EPA/Jim Lopez

The African Union adopted an agreement more than 13 years ago to prevent the arbitrary displacement of people and to uphold the dignity of such victims.

Yet the problem has remained notoriously persistent in Africa. In 2018, out of a global estimate of over 45.6 million internally displaced people, close to 19 million were on the continent.

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