According to a report by Norwegian Refugee Council, countries with the most neglected crises Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burkina Faso, Cameroon, South Sudan, Chad, Mali, Sudan, Nigeria, Burundi and Ethiopia
Displaced families from Kibumba take temporary shelter at a school in Kibati, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo on May 24, 2022. Fighting erupted near the city of Goma, a day after neighbouring Rwanda accused the Congolese army of shelling its territory. (Credits: Esdras Tsongo/AFP via Getty Images)
The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking starvation deaths and prolonging conflicts, the Norwegian Refugee Council warned in a report published Wednesday.
"With the all-absorbing war in Europe's Ukraine, I fear African suffering will be pushed further into the shadows," the aid group's chief Jan Egeland said in a statement.
The countries with the most neglected crises according to the NRC are, in order: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burkina Faso, Cameroon, South Sudan, Chad, Mali, Sudan, Nigeria, Burundi and Ethiopia.
It is the first time that all 10 crises on the Council's annual list—based on shortfalls in the international political response, media coverage, and the amount of aid pledged—are on the African continent.