Africa loses $18bn annually to conflict — Kenyan president

Kenyan President William Ruto, champion of African Union institutional reforms, said on Monday that conflicts are stifling Africa’s potential, resulting in estimated annual losses of $18 billion and displacing millions of people. Ruto highlighted that Africa currently hosts 35 million internally displaced persons, 8.9 million refugees, 1.1 million asylum seekers, and 1 million stateless persons.

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