The Horn of Africa has churned out the largest population of Africa’s refugees, largely due to the conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says the Horn accounts for 67 percent of Africa’s estimated 9 million refugees. Though a burden to host, most of their food, medicine and other basics had, until recently, been in constant supply, thanks to funding from the US and other partners.
