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In its 2020 State Sponsored Homophobia report, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) found that 31 of 54 United Nation (UN) member states in Africa criminalised consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults in private. In Egypt, the association found tha...

Kenya has 2 of the largest refugee camps in Africa - the Kakuma refugee camp and the Dadaab Refugee Complex. Kakuma hosts more than 150,000 refugees, many of whom are from South Sudan and Somalia. Dadaab comprises three large refugee camps: Hagadera, Dagahaley and Ifo. These camps primarily...

In 2019, Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 4,635 deaths from terrorism according to Global Terrorism Index data. This is a slight increase from 4,523 in 2018. While this is still lower than the peak seen in 2014, it is a 200% increase from a decade ago. In total, just under 50,000 people have been killed ...

According to the Global Terrorism Index, Boko Haram was the second deadliest terrorist group in the world in 2019, and the deadliest in sub-Saharan Africa. Terrorism-related deaths attributed to Boko Haram increased by 46% to 1,068 in 2019 compared to the previous year. Of these, 69% were in Nigeria...

An estimated 5.7 out of every 100,000 women and girls were killed in Nigeria in 2016. This internationally comparable rate for deaths from interpersonal violence is more than twice the global average of 2.6. More: Five facts: Femicide in South Africa ...

Research by the Pew Research Centre in 2018, using United Nations data, indicates that Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya are the main countries of origin for sub-Saharan migrants living the US and Europe. Nigeria has the most migrant workers both in the US (280,000) and Europe (390,000). ...

Africa had a total estimated prison population of 1,162,440 in 2018, according to the World Prison Population List. This translates to 97 prisoners per 100,000 individuals. ...