Africa Fact Sheet - Tables

Among the 10 largest return movements in 1999, six were to African countries. These were:

Liberia: 56,600
Congo Republic: 52,300
Rwanda: 38,400
Somalia: 25,900
Angola: 20,000
DRC: 17,300

Top 6 African refugee countries of origin:
Sierra Leone: 487,200
Sudan: 467,700
Somalia: 451,500
Angola: 350,700
Eritrea: 345,600
Burundi: 325,400 *

* does not include 200,000 Burundi who have been in Tanzania since the 1970s and who are not assisted by UNHCR

Top 4 refugee-hosting countries in Africa:
Guinea: 502,000
Tanzania: 434,500 *
Sudan: 391,500
DRC: 365,000

* does not include 200,000 unassisted Burundi from the early 1970s