National Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Introduction

   • Romola Adeola

   Pages 1-3

3. Towards a Legal Framework on Internal Displacement in South Sudan

   • Rose Mwebi

   Pages 5-11

4. Mediating Protection of Forcibly Displaced Populations in the Frontlines of the Central African Republic

   • Walters Samah

   Pages 13-25

5. The Adequacy of Law and Policy Frameworks on Internal Displacement in Ethiopia: A Critical Appraisal

   • Enguday Meskele Ashine

   Pages 27-36

6. Beyond Accountability and Eminent Domain: Development Rights and Development-Induced Displacement in Kenya

   • Nelly C. Rotich

   Pages 37-45

7. A Review of Land and Property Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Zimbabwe: Steps Towards Restitution

   • Nqobizitha Ndlovu, Enyinna S. Nwauche

   Pages 47-64

8. Internally Displaced Children in Nigeria: A Rights-Based Situational Appraisal

   • Olanike Adelakun

   Pages 65-71

9. Straddled Between Government Forces and Armed Separatists: The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons from the Anglophone Regions of Cameroon

   • Walters Samah, Emmanuel Sunjo Tata

   Pages 73-92

10. National Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa: Law and Policy Beyond the Rhetoric

    • Romola Adeola

    Pages 93-108

11. Back Matter

    Pages 109-113

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This volume examines the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) through an interdisciplinary lens, with a focus on IDPs in Africa. The novelty of this book resonates from the fact that it explores national perspectives on internal displacement, with the aim of providing a well-grounded engagement on the subject of internal displacement, for which very little exists. The chapter authors are drawn from various disciplines and institutional backgrounds, and provide context-based analysis and examine the situation in countries with significant population displacement. The work is a timely engagement, as the issue of internal displacement has emerged as a pertinent concern in Africa. Each of the chapters in this book draw on significant context-based knowledge and on issues for which there is a need for pertinent attention across the African countries. This book will be a significant reference point for researchers, professors, practitioners, judges, policy makers, international organizations, regional bodies, lawyers and scholars in the field of migration, forced migration, and regional institutions.

• Internal displacement
• Humanitarian law
• Peace and security
• Sustainable development
• Internally Displaced Persons
• Africa
• Refugees
• Human rights

• Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

  Romola Adeola

Dr. Romola Adeola is a Senior Research Associate on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Refugee Law Initiative at the University of London, UK. She coordinates the Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in Africa (GENIDA) and is a Fellow in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

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