Contemporary forms of internal displacement in Africa significantly reflect the emerging footprints of non-state actors on the regional landscape of internal displacement. In recognition of the impact of these actors in the internal displacement context, the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) specifically obligate states to regulate them in the prevention of arbitrary displacement. This is the central thrust of this article. This article examines the Kampala Convention from the perspective of non-state actors, considering the obligation of the state and the extent to which these actors may be held accountable, in the furtherance of protection and assistance of internally displaced persons (IDP s).

非洲当代形式的国内流离失所显着反映了非国家行为者在国内流离失所区域格局中的新足迹。认识到这些行为者在国内流离失所背景下的影响，《非洲联盟保护和援助非洲境内流离失所者公约》（坎帕拉公约）明确规定各国有义务规范他们以防止任意流离失所。这是本文的中心论点。本文从非国家行为者的角度审查《坎帕拉公约》，考虑国家的义务以及这些行为者在促进对国内流离失所者 ( IDP  )的保护和援助方面的责任程度。