With the men away in the cities, the women carry their goods to the market of Chimbote. Region of Chimborazo.
News travels fast in our global village.
According to official estimates, there are currently 26 million refugees around the world, compared to 2.5 million 20 years ago. For several decades now, Black Africa has fallen victim to a series of natural disasters and wars which have resulted in complete destabilization of economic and social life in most countries on the African continent. Furthermore, Black Africa has the highest birthrate in the world, the largest rate of demographic growth on the planet. By 2025, then, it is expected that Nigeria alone will have a population as large as the entire European community. As a result of this combination of natural disasters, wars and demographic growth, Africa today is the unfortunate record holder in terms of numbers of refugees and displaced people.