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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Shola Lawal

EXPLAINED: Why are humanitarian crises in african countries so ignored | Vintage Vibes

A Cameroonian elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) member walks along an empty street while patrolling in the city of Buea in the Anglophone southwest region of Cameroon on October 4, 2018 [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

African countries have again topped the list of the world’s most ignored crises, with nearly all of the worst-funded humanitarian challenges located in the continent in 2024, according to a new study out this week.

Released on Tuesday, the report by the nonprofit Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) lists Cameroon, Mozambique and a host of other African nations as some of the most burdened by violence and displacement, but also the most invisible to donors.

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