Development-induced displacement has become one of the pressing human rights concern in Africa with thousands displaced by development projects across the continent each year. The political viewpoint that development projects are panaceas for economic development has often made their socio-economic implications for displaced persons’ pale in comparison.In a bid to address this form of displacement, the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons mandate states to prevent development-induced displacement. Seeking to mitigate the tension between the essence of the development project and respect for the rights of displaced persons, article 10 of the Convention mandate states to prevent development-induced displacement. This paper discusses the content of the obligation in fostering legal protection for development-induced displaced persons in Africa.

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非洲发展引起的流离失所者的法律保护

由发展引起的流离失所已经成为非洲最紧迫的人权问题之一，每年非洲大陆上的发展项目使成千上万的人流离失所。政治观点认为，发展项目是经济发展的灵丹妙药，相比之下，往往使其对流离失所者的社会经济影响显得苍白无力。为了解决这种流离失所问题，《非洲联盟保护和援助国内流离失所者公约》要求各州防止发展引起的流离失所。为了减轻发展项目的实质与尊重流离失所者权利之间的紧张关系，《公约》第10条规定，防止发展引起的流离失所。