Refugees and Asylum-seekers in the Eastern and Southern Africa

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Refugees and Asylum-seekers in the Eastern and Southern Africa JSON 
6,303,045
Last updated 31 May 2026
Source - COR, Government, IPP, MINEMA, Office of the Prime Minister, UNHCR 
Refugees and Asylum-seekers in the Eastern and Southern Africa - Breakdown by Country JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Angola Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   0.9% 55,722
Botswana Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.0% 1,055
Burundi Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   1.8% 113,322
Comoros Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.0% 24
Djibouti Government, UNHCR 31 Mar 2026   0.6% 36,364
Eritrea Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.0% 117
Eswatini Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.1% 5,151
Ethiopia Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   17.5% 1,124,247
Kenya Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   13.3% 852,388
Lesotho Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.0% 692
Madagascar Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.0% 1,396
Malawi Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   1.0% 62,223
Mauritius Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.0% 273
Mozambique Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.4% 23,785
Namibia Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   0.1% 6,878
Rwanda Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 May 2026   2.1% 132,674
Somalia COR, Government, IPP, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   1.3% 82,447
South Africa Government, UNHCR 31 May 2026   2.1% 137,600
South Sudan Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   9.9% 633,350
Sudan COR, IPP, UNHCR 31 May 2026   13.5% 868,075
Tanzania (United Republic of) Government, UNHCR 31 Mar 2026   2.6% 164,901
Uganda Government, Office of the Prime Minister, UNHCR 31 May 2026   31.5% 2,024,416
Zambia Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   1.3% 82,535
Zimbabwe Government, UNHCR 28 Feb 2026   0.2% 14,460

IDPs in the Eastern and Southern Africa

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IDPs in the Eastern and Southern Africa JSON 
17,066,187
Last updated 31 May 2026
Source - Cluster, Humanitarian Needs Overview, IOM, OCHA, SNBS - Somalia National Bureau of Statistics 
IDPs in Eastern and Southern Africa JSON 
IDPs in Eastern and Southern Africa - Breakdown by country JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Burundi IOM 31 Aug 2025   0.5% 92,227
Ethiopia IOM 31 May 2025   11.3% 1,919,993
Malawi IOM 31 Mar 2025   1.1% 182,051
Mozambique IOM 31 May 2026   3.8% 654,480
Somalia Cluster, SNBS - Somalia National Bureau of Statistics 30 Apr 2026   19.6% 3,347,408
South Sudan IOM, OCHA 20 May 2026   11.7% 1,992,513
Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview 31 May 2026   52.0% 8,877,515

Ethiopia IDP figure: For further details on the methodology used to derive this figure, please refer to the latest DTM Ethiopia - National Displacement Report.

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UNHCR Regional Bureau for Eastern and Southern Africa (RBESA) is based in Nairobi, Kenya, covering 25 countries. This includes Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This follows UNHCR’s restructuring in October 2025, merging countries previously under the East, Horn of Africa, and Great Lakes (EHAGL) and Southern Africa (SA) regional bureaus. In addition to the bureau, there are three Multi-Country Offices (MCO), Mozambique MCO that will be covering Mozambique and Angola, and Zambia MCO that will be covering Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe and South Africa MCO covering Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles and South Africa.
    The bureau also manages two specific situations: the Sudan Situation and the South Sudan Situation. It is responsible for strategic decisions, regional priorities, integrity oversight, and quality assurance. The RBESA also provides technical support to country operations in various sectors, including education, child protection, economic inclusion, and durable solutions.

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« Maintenant, j’existe » : les réfugiés au Tchad reçoivent un numéro d’identification national
Un projet novateur visant à améliorer l’inclusion socio-économique des réfugiés vient d’être lancé au Tchad. Fruit d’une collaboration entre le gouvernement tchadien, l’Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANATS, chargée de la délivrance de documents d’identité sécurisés), la Commission Nationale pour l’Accueil et la Réinsertion des Réfugiés (CNARR), le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (HCR) et la Banque mondiale, ce projet permet aux réfugiés d’obtenir un Numéro National d’Identification de Réfugié (NNIR).
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