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Africa's refugees: patterns, problems and policy challenges Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE ASYLUM SEEKERS LIVELIHOODS INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION LIVING CONDITIONS SOCIAL SECURITY ARMED CONFLICT VIOLENCE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS The first part of this article examines the changing scope, scale and dynamics of the refugee problem in Africa, drawing extensively on the statistical data referred to in the preceding paragraph. The article then goes on to analyze three specific policy challenges related to the rights and welfare of the continent's displaced people: the need to preserve the principle and practice of asylum; the need to reinforce security and the rule of law in refugee-populated areas; and the need to facilitate the safe return and sustainable reintegration of people who have been forced to flee from their own country or community. 2026-09-30T12:00:34Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33360498.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Africa_s_refugees_patterns_problems_and_policy_challenges/33360498 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0