TY - JOUR T1 - Refugee Crisis in Africa: Implications for Development AU - , Olaleye Adedayo Olusola JO - The Social Sciences VL - 3 IS - 8 SP - 648 EP - 653 PY - 2008 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2008.648.653 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2008.648.653 KW - Refugees KW -crisis KW -civil war KW -development KW -Africa’s efforts KW -United Nations’ efforts KW -United Nations High Commission for Refugees AB - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees asserts that refugees are the ultimate symptom of social disintegration. They constitute the last, most obvious link in a chain of causes and effects that define the extent of a country’s social and political breakdown. As the crises affected the whole of Africa with huge amount of money and resources wasted, efforts are requiresd to ensure a permanent end to them. This study is a survey of the existing literature, government as well as international institutions’ documents, for facts on the subject. The analysis is descriptive. The study provides more elucidating and complimentary information about the efforts of the United Nations on the situation in Africa and recommends collaborative efforts with the United Nations in containing the scourge of refugee in Africa. ER -