Kenya court blocks closing of world's biggest refugee camp - News Summed Up

Kenya court blocks closing of world's biggest refugee camp


Some Kenyan officials have argued that the sprawling refugee camp near the border with Somalia has been used as a recruiting ground for al-Shabab and a base for launching attacks inside Kenya. But Kenyan officials have not provided conclusive proof of that. Children walk together among makeshift homes, or 'tukuls,' in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, situated northeast of the capital Nairobi, in August 2011. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travel from seven majority Muslim countries, including Somalia, had put added pressure on the Dadaab refugees. Said Abuka, a community leader in Nairobi and a refugee for 22 years, said the court ruling would help the Somali refugees.


Source: CBC News February 09, 2017 11:48 UTC



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