Namanga police in Somali human traffic headache - IPPmedia

Immigration officials say that more than 200 illegal Somali immigrants have so far been arrested at either Namanga or Longido over the past year. “We are now compelled to constitute a working team comprised of immigration and police officers from both ...

Authorities fear the new 'Ifo II' could be overwhelmed, reports Emily Dugan from Dadaab

Monday, 25 July 2011

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For years Bula Buqtu was the place where residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp dumped the dead bodies of their parched animals. The graveyard acted as a physical reminder of the devastation that drought has wrought on the region.

Map showing Dabaab camp: Click to download (16k)

Victims of war and drought are at the mercy of bandits as they trek miles across the desert to seek UN help. Then corrupt officials demand starving families pay for food

Matteo Fagotto
The Observer, Sunday 24 July 2011

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"It has been a terrible experience. There were eight of us and we had to survive on just a few kilos of flour for five days. Hunger and thirst haunted us during the whole journey."

Photos from Dadaab

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Fatuma Noor wins top journalism prize

As a Somali woman writing investigative stories, I face regular threats and my family's opposition

Fatuma Noor
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 3 July 2011

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Kenyan journalist wins CNN 2011 award in postzambia.com
My Encounter with American-Somali Jihadist in Nairobi in nairobistar.com—her article that won her the prize.

It's not always easy being a female investigative journalist, even in the west. But imagine going to do an interview and not being able to shake hands with the interviewee or indeed even being able to sit in front of him to ask questions.

Nearly 1,300 people, including children, are arriving daily at the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya.

By the CNN Wire Staff
June 30, 2011 -- Updated 1058 GMT (1858 HKT)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• About 10 million people are at risk of starvation in the Horn of Africa region
• The region faces the worst drought in 60 years, according to the United Nations
• "Children have made long journeys in terrifying conditions," aid group says

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BY NDERITU NDEGWA

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 - Safaricom and Ericsson have launched an initiative that will allow refugees who have been separated from their families, search and find their relatives.

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Ericsson MD Craig Hosken says the application has been used in other countries and has proven very reliable.

By Pete Greste
BBC News, Somalia

Despite reports that the humanitarian crisis in Somalia is easing after 20 years of war, it remains the ultimate failed state—a land of banditry and piracy, where crop failures and a shortage of food force people into the violent city of Mogadishu.

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The mayor of Mogadishu insists his city is not the most dangerous place in the world.

Somalia made it into the list, as the 5^th-most dangerous country.

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By Stephanie Hagarty
BBC World Service

An innovative organisation in San Francisco is working to link the world's digital giants such as Ask.com and Facebook with the poorest and most marginalised people on the planet.

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In Dadaab, northern Kenya, lies the largest refugee camp in the world. There, 300,000 displaced people battle for the resources to survive, relying for the most part on hand-outs and aid.