The vast majority of these are women and children. Africa's share of refugees is enormous. These numbers are not declining. The ranks of refugees who have fled their homelands are swelling. They are refugees and they are powerless and almost dependent upon the generosity of others for protection and care.
Refugees have common experiences as well which are deepened and striking.
Their tales of horror are similar, and the stories of carnage beyond imagination. There are no shortage of stories of some of the most despicable horror refugees have experienced. Then there is the raping and slashing of pregnant women stomach and their newborn taken away and dumped into the river. Needless to mention, the chopping-off of hands with an axe, the smashing of kneecaps with a hammer and cutting of throats with knives. These stories are graphic as they are shocking.