cover of episode Africa News Tonight: Displacement soars with conflicts, hundreds of hostages rescued in Cameroon, Zambia continues to restructure debt  - May 14, 2024

Africa News Tonight: Displacement soars with conflicts, hundreds of hostages rescued in Cameroon, Zambia continues to restructure debt - May 14, 2024

2024/5/14
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The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center reports conflicts and violence have pushed the number of internally displaced people to a record-breaking high of 75.9 million people, with nearly half of all IDP’s living in sub-Saharan Africa. Cameroon’s military has moved more than 300 civilians rescued from Boko Haram terrorist captivity to a northern Cameroon military post. Zambia continues to negotiate with commercial and official creditors on restructuring its external debt.