Publication
21 July 2014
The domino effect: why a wide lens is needed to address displacement in central Africa

The Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan represent four of the largest internal displacement crises not just in Africa, but in the world. Each country is characterised by extreme poverty and relatively porous borders, and they are, in many ways, inextricably linked to each other.
Despite the scale of displacement in central Africa, the four countries receive relatively little attention, whether from the media, in humanitarian and political discussions or from donors, especially compared with countries such as Syria, the Philippines and Afghanistan.