Whereas many refugees were able to return home, almost 300,000 additional persons were forced to flee their homes and became refugees in 2002, mainly from Burundi (29,000), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (39,000) and Liberia (105,000).
Bien que de nombreux réfugiés aient pu rentrer chez eux, près de 300 000 autres personnes sont venues grossir les rangs des réfugiés en 2002; la plupart venaient du Burundi (29 000), du Libéria (105 000) et de la République démocratique du Congo (39 000).