Tag Archives: Dadaab

EDIT: Garissa blast shows need for vigilance

February 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

It is no coincidence that we frisk toddlers, wait in line for a thorough security check at almost all establishments, places of worship and even hospitals. Strange ideologies interwoven in religious rhetoric, tyranny closeted as religious fundamentalism and demagogues armed … read more »

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New Encampment Policy Fuels Xenophobia in Kenya

February 9, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Duncan Breen Refugee Protection Program Following a series of grenade attacks in Nairobi and near the border with Somalia, the government of Kenya has announced a new policy requiring all refugees living in urban areas to relocate to camps. … read more »

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Fear and flight in Nairobi’s Eastleigh as police accused of harassing refugees

February 9, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Refugees who once fled to Kenya for safety claim extortion and threats rife since government ordered them to move to camps. Clar Ni Chonghaile in Eastleigh,guardian.co.uk, A police officer disperses rioters in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi in November. Skirmishes … read more »

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Grenade in Kenya refugee camp kills two

January 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

TWO youths have died and several people wounded during a grenade attack at a refugee camp in eastern Kenya, reports say. An Agence France-Presse journalist was able to view two bodies while the Red Cross said on its Twitter account … read more »

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Kenya wants to return Somali refugees to their home country

December 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Raluca Besliu Kenya has tightened its decision to control the growing number of Somali refugees living on its territory, by calling for their return to their home country. After discussions with his Somalian counterpart, Kenyan President Kibaki recently stated … read more »

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Kenya: After grenade attacks, nation wants Somali refugees in camps

December 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Fredrick Nzwili | The Christian Science Monitor After a spate of grenade attacks linked to Somali Islamist militants over the past 14 months, Kenya has ordered all refugees in its urban areas to move to established refugee camps, which the … read more »

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Top 10 neglected refugee crises (IRIN)

November 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(IRIN) – Refugee crises appear to come and go. In 2011, all eyes were on the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya as it received hundreds of thousands of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict. This year, attention has shifted to … read more »

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Kenya: Suicide bomber kills self, wounds 9

August 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – A suspected suicide bomber killed himself and wounded nine people when he detonated a grenade near a military air base in Nairobi on Friday, police said, in the latest such attack since Kenya’s military foray into neighbouring Somalia. … read more »

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Statement by the Press Secretary on Recent Attacks in Kenya

July 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The United States strongly condemns the recent attacks on innocent civilians attending church services in Kenya. The attacks on two churches in Garissa follow shortly after the killing of one aid worker and the kidnapping of four others in Dadaab … read more »

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Canadian aid workers kidnapped from Kenyan refugee camp rescued

July 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

NAIROBI, Kenya – A pro-government Somali militia group said Monday that it had rescued four aid workers who were kidnapped by gunmen from a refugee camp in Kenya last Friday. At least one of aid workers is Canadian. Abdinasir Serar, … read more »

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Massacre at Kenyan church raises fears of revenge attacks

July 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kenyan officials appealed for calm last night after 15 people were killed and scores injured in attacks on two churches near the border with Somalia. Sunday worshippers came under fire from guns and grenades in the north-eastern city of Garissa … read more »

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Kenya: At least10 killed in grenade attacks on chuches

July 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

At least 10 people were killed in grenade attacks on Sunday at two churches in Garissa, a town in northern Kenya that is an important military base from where ground forces have been deployed into Somalia to fight al Qaeda-linked … read more »

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Canadians warned to keep away from Kenya

June 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The department of foreign affairs is urging Canadians in or traveling to Kenya to exercise ‘a high degree of caution’ after the Somalia-based Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab publicly warned of an imminent terrorist attack in the African nation. “Canadians should … read more »

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Kenya bomber seen 3 times before blast

May 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – A witness wounded in a blast in down town Nairobi says that the explosion occurred soon after a bearded man left a bag near her stall. Irene Wachira spoke to The Associated Press from a Nairobi hospital bed … read more »

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Somalia: ‘Kenya police commit abuses against refugees’ HRW says

May 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Kenyan security forces have been alleged of committing human rights violations against Somalis living in north-east Kenya, Radio Garowe reports. Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday in the report it says that from November 2011and March … read more »

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Kenyan forces ‘abusing ethnic Somalis’

May 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – Kenyan security forces have abused ethnic Somalis in the country’s northeastern region in retaliation for attacks by suspected Somali Islamist rebels, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Since Kenya sent forces into southern Somalia in October to fight … read more »

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Somalia / MSF launches new report: “Dadaab: Back to square one”

February 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

MOGADISHU, Somalia, February 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launches today a public communication called “Dadaab: Back to square one.” The international medical organisation takes stock of the current humanitarian situation and operational challenges in Dadaab, … read more »

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Kenya army, police abusing civilians

January 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – Kenyan security forces are abusing civilians and Somali refugees in the north-eastern part of the country that borders Somalia, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. The New York-based rights group said it has documented a series of … read more »

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5 killed in blast in Kenyan town – police

January 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Garissa – Five people were killed in a New Year’s Eve hand grenade attack and shooting in a bar in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa near the border with Somalia, police said on Sunday. “There was an explosion in … read more »

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Blast in Kenya refugee camp kills policeman

December 19, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

A suspected remote-controlled bomb in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex near the border with Somalia killed one police officer and seriously wounded two others on Monday, police and a private security company employee said. Several witnesses initially said three policemen had … read more »

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Blast in Kenya refugee camp kills 3

December 19, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Garissa – An explosion on Monday in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex near the border with Somalia killed three police officers and destroyed their vehicle, two witnesses said. “I saw the bodies of three police officers that had been torn apart … read more »

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IOM Launches Canadian Visa Application Centre in Mali

December 16, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

As part of its global efforts to facilitate migration and support governments, IOM will open a Canadian visa application centre (CANVAC) in the West African country of Mali today, 16th December. The centre, to be opened in association with the … read more »

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Bomb destroys Kenya police car in refugee camp

November 16, 2011 by benim

A remote-controlled bomb blew up a police vehicle escorting a U.N. convoy in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp near the border with Somalia on Tuesday, the second such incident in the camp this month. A U.N. driver said the blast ripped … read more »

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Somalia famine baby looking good

November 10, 2011 by benim

Nairobi – Aid workers say a 10-month-old baby whose wizened, skeletal face became a symbol for Somali suffering in the country’s worst famine for a generation is now a healthy young baby. Sirat Amin, a nurse-nutritionist with the International Rescue … read more »

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Somalia famine baby looking good

November 9, 2011 by benim

Nairobi – Aid workers say a 10-month-old baby whose wizened, skeletal face became a symbol for Somali suffering in the country’s worst famine for a generation is now a healthy young baby. Sirat Amin, a nurse-nutritionist with the International Rescue … read more »

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Gunmen attack Kenya police station

November 8, 2011 by benim

Garissa – Suspected Somali gunmen attacked a police station and a government vehicle in northern Kenya late on Monday, the latest in a series of assaults on Kenya since it sent troops to fight Somalia’s Islamist rebels. Kenya mounted an … read more »

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Kenya police car hits landmine

November 5, 2011 by benim

Isiolo – A Kenyan police truck escorting a UN convoy struck a landmine on Saturday in the Dadaab refugee camp complex but the device did not detonate, a local police commander said. “The landmine was discovered this morning when vehicles … read more »

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AU ‘understands’ Kenya incursion in Somalia

October 20, 2011 by benim

Addis Ababa – The African Union on Wednesday said it understood the reasons for Kenya’s unilateral military intervention in Somalia but stopped short of endorsing Nairobi’s move. “I don’t say support, I say understand the motivations of the operations, in … read more »

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Somali Islamists deny Kenya raids

October 18, 2011 by benim

Mogadishu -Somalia’s Islamist Shabaab rebels on Monday denied being behind the recent kidnappings of foreigners in Kenya following accusations against them by Nairobi. “Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen hereby categorically denies all charges pertaining to the kidnapping of tourists and aid … read more »

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Eastern Kenya living in fear of Shabaab

October 17, 2011 by benim

Dadaab – Fear of Islamist rebels grips this region close to the Somali border, a fear heightened by the abduction last week of two Spanish aid workers from a refugee camp. Police officers, some on foot, others in Land Cruisers, … read more »

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