All 10 of the most underreported humanitarian crises of 2023 are in Africa, according to a new report by CARE International.
The year was bookmarked by two major wars that captured the world’s attention.
It started with Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and ended with Israel’s lethal bombardment of the Gaza strip.
In between – earthquakes, floods, capsized migrant boats, Sahelian military coups, the outbreak of the brutal ongoing conflict in Sudan and escalation of violence in eastern DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) held the global gaze for a fleeting moment before audiences moved on.
But some crises barely made a mark.
A new report from CARE International lists the most underreported humanitarian crises in the world for the eighth year, based on media analysis of news articles in English, Arabic, French, German and Spanish.
For the second year running, every country on the list is on the African continent.
Zimbabwe is one of the countries on the list. Pic: AP
Angola, Zambia, Burundi, Senegal, Mauritania, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zimbabwe – all suffering in silence.
The country topping the list, Angola, has 7.8 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
Angola tops the list
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