Africa: Conflicts and the disability toll

According to Rehabilitation International (RI) the African continent has over 80 million persons with disabilities today. With malnutrition, accidents, crime, diseases and all manner of violent conflicts prevalent on this continent, Africa risks yet another dubious distinction of being the place with the fastest growing number of persons with disabilities in the world. It is estimated that between 350-500 people become amputees due to landmines per day.