Refugees in Africa

Report on Refugees in Africa aka Da Foo-Gees ihn Ahfrikah Definition: A refugee is a person who has fled or been expelled from his or her country of origin because of natural catastrophe, war or military occupation, or fear of religious, racial, or political persecution. (Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia). Where African refugees are found: Africa, with more than 600 different ethnic groups, has about one-third of the world's refugees, people uprooted by famine or by …

…ore cautious and act through international organizations, like the United Nations. Sources: International Herald Tribune, November 12-18 and Nov. 19-24 Material by Amnesty International on political crisis in Burundi, responsible for refugees to be pushed into Zaire and Tanzania Refugees and Migration, by Peter Stalker 1995 Societies, Choices and Environments by Frances Slater The Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia The World Almanac and Book of Facts World Refugee Survey 1993, by the US Committee for Refugees.