Web review

Web Review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Dadaab: the risk of epidemics, for recently arrived conflicts’ refugees, is high.

An office full of medical supplies in Mugadishu, Somalia

25 October

Hundreds of refugees continue to arrive at Kenya's Dadaab camp, where living conditions for vulnerable people are worsening.
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Friday, 28 October 2022

Refugees and COVID-19: the new UNHCR’s recommendations to the EU

Measures of social distancing enacted by the UNHCR with the local authorities at Kakuma camp in Kenya

 

1 July 2020

With the end of the pandemic, the UNHCR stressed the importance of keeping the migratory issue high in the European political agenda
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Wednesday, 08 July 2020

Refugees take on the mantle of solidarity

Djuba Alois, a 75-year-old pastor, preaches on his bicycle during COVID-19 pandemic in Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya).

20 June 2020

2020 World Refugee Day: recognising refugees’ contributions to support vulnerable communities in times of the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Pandemic and disabilities: recommendations for the emergency response

A man on a wheelchair washing his hands in Kenya, following WHO hygiene measures against coronavirus.

16 April 2020

The UN underlines the importance to address potential discriminations against people with disabilities that might arise in the COVID-19 response
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Friday, 17 April 2020

School Stampede in Kenya Kills 14 Children

Family members grieving outside of Kakamega County Referral Hospital

5 February 2020

An inexplicable stampede in a Kenyan primary school has left 14 dead and nearly 40 injured
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Double-edged effects of refugee camps informal economy

Customers hanging around in a store at the Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya

17 May 2017
The informal system of shelter ownership in refugee camps in Kenya fosters entrepreneurship and self-reliance, but also corruption.
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Tuesday, 06 June 2017

Al-Shabab blamed for attack in Northeast Kenya

The attack took place in a residential building in which al-Shabab used explosives to invade a gated area and shoot haphazardly within the vicinity killing six innocent victims. The residential block was located in the Mandera region on the Somali border, a location the al-Shabab has continuously targeted. The group’s militants have publicly announced resolve to continue violence until the government agrees to extract troops from the African Union force in Somalia. Multiple attacks have caused a mass amount of casualties in Kenya for the past three years, and the violence has significantly impacted the country’s tourism industry. Most of the violence has occurred on Somalia’s border, coastal areas where tourists visit and in the capital Nairobi where a massive shooting at the Westgate shopping centre took place in 2013. The al-Shabab have been connected with al-Qaeda and have been at war with Kenya since 2011 when Kenyan troops occupied Somalia. In 2015, Kenya's government also sought to construct a wall along the Somali border for security, but the plan was met with much defiance from border communities and the Somali government. As the al-Shabab have successfully infiltrated and attacked parts of the Mandera border, the Kenyan government executed a terror alert in March warning of future assaults likely to occur if the group is not stopped. Read more visit: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/al-shabab-blamed-attack-northeast-kenya-161006052130719.html http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37571205 http://af.reuters.com/article/idAFL5N1CC0ED

6 October 2016
Six people are reported dead in an attack thought to have been led by Islamic militants, al-Shabab, in Northeast Kenya.
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Saturday, 19 November 2016

Closure of Refugee Camps Causes Further Displacement

Many refugees say life has been getting harder in the camps for the past few year

18 May 2016
Worsening conditions at shelters and the closure of refugee camps is causing further displacement.
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Monday, 25 July 2016

Police Officers Accused of Violence Towards Protesters in Nairobi

Policemen beat a protester inside a building during clashes in Nairobi, Kenya May 16, 2016.

17 May 2016
Police officers are accused of using violence to disperse protesters in Nairobi, Kenya.
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016

Somali Refugees Seek to Return to Somalia After Living in the Dadaab Refugee Camp

Largest refugee camp home to over 300,000 refugees. Men, women and children are forced to remain in the camp with limited opportunities

2 Nov 2015
Somali refugees return to their home country after struggling to rebuild their lives in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Kenyan Airstrikes Kill 17 in Somalia

patrol Kismayu town on November 22, 2015. If Kenya did indeed lose more than 100 soldiers last week, the El Adde attack represents Amisom’s bloodiest day since it deployed to Mogadishu in March 2007.

22 January 2016
Kenyan airstrikes in Somalia have killed at least 17 civilians and wounded over 30 others in El Adde.
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Somali Refugees Seek to Return to Somalia After Living in the Dadaab Refugee Camp

Somali refugees board a plane that will take them home to Mogadishu from Dadaab camp in Kenya.

16 October 2015
Somali refugees return to their home country after struggling to rebuild their lives in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016