In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes

In the African Sahel, conflicts and climate change force millions of people from their homes

This figure represents a two-thirds increase in displacement over the past five years, with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger the epicenter of overlapping humanitarian crises. “Across the central Sahel, people are being driven from their homes by violence, insecurity and the devastating effects of climate change.» said Abdouraouf Gnon-Kondé, regional director for West and Central […] Source

In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes

Nearly four million people across Africa’s vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile mix of conflict, hunger and climate change, the UN warned on Friday, describing an unfolding protection and survival crisis that is pushing families to flee repeatedly.