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SOME 44,000 PEOPLE ARE MISSING IN AFRICA, ABOUT HALF BEING CHILDREN

SOME 44,000 PEOPLE ARE MISSING IN AFRICA, ABOUT HALF BEING CHILDREN
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By Faith Nyasuguta 

As August 30 marked the international day of the disappeared, 44,000 people have been declared missing in Africa.

Data by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as seen in a statement marking the International Day detailed that 45 percent of the missing people are children.

One of such persons is Maxwell Mwegi’s daughter, seven years, who disappeared in April just minutes after she was seen playing with her mates in Nairobi, Kenya.

The family has been searching for the young one since then but the search has proven futile. 

They have been up and about visiting various hospitals and morgues across the country but still, there is no sign of the young girl who loved to read.

The parents no longer go to work as their new occupation is to search for their only child day and night.

“It has been months of searching but zero success. I am distressed and I just wish I can see her someday,” the father said.

Missing persons increase by the day /Courtesy/

The ICRC in the statement said that some 82 per cent of those missing are from some seven nations facing armed conflicts.

With the ongoing abductions in Nigeria, the country accounts for over 50 per cent of the missing persons in Africa as 24,000 are missing in the nation.

Other countries that have registered high disappearances are Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, and Cameroon.

The Red Cross committee said that Africa has seen an inflation in the missing persons following increased armed conflicts and other forms of violence.

Unfortunately, restrictions set to counter the Covid-19 spread are reducing efforts to find disappeared people and reunite them with their families.

The ICRC however asserts that missing people are not forgotten people.

Woman showcases image of missing son /Courtesy/
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2 Comments

    44000 people is such a huge number for lost people. Where could they be taken or gone to?? This is really disturbing!

    Nothing good comes out of POVERTY, nothing… a big part of conflicts and many other socioeconomical problems stem from poverty.

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