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 [...]
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 [...]
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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