Nairobi (Alshahid)— The U.N. refugee agency says the civil war and social instability in Somalia have prompted the flight of more than 50,000 refugees to neighboring Kenya this year alone.
Somalis are arriving at an average rate of 6,400 a month, and their presence has placed pressure on northern Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex — bursting at [...]
It is hard to understand why anyone would want to travel 600 miles to seek refuge in Somalia, one of the most dangerous places in the world.
Especially if you come from the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar, best known for its tropical beaches lined with coconut-laden palm trees.
But although Somalia has been in almost constant conflict [...]
For decades, Ethiopia has been affected by famine and conflict. In 2009, there have been various reports of internal displacement resulting from conflicts and human rights violations perpetrated by the army and groups opposed to the government. It is difficult to establish the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) as neither the government nor any [...]
Rome (Alshahid) — Italian coastguards on turned back a boatload of 75 migrants off the coast of the island of Sicily, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Monday.
The migrants, thought to be Somali, were travelling in a rubber dinghy which was intercepted by coastguards around 44 kilometres (27 miles) from the shores of the Italian [...]
BELETWEYNE, (IRIN) – A week after government forces took control of Beletweyne in central Somalia’s Hiiraan Region, residents and internally displaced people (IDPs) hope the prevailing calm will enable them to resume normal life.
“We are really hoping for peace and stability so as to go back to our homes,” Sagal Ahmed, 18, an IDP in [...]
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