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Ethiopia World Refugee Day: Country Hosts the Largest Number of Refugees in Africa

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Ethiopia hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa.As South Sudanese flee to Ethiopia, concerns are growing that its capacity to help displaced people may be overstretched. Ethiopia overtook Kenya to become Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country after hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese arrived in the country this year. The total refugee population has reached almost 630,000, raising concerns that its capacity to help displaced people may be overstretched. Leslie Mirungu has the details on how that country is coping and shouldering that burden.

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