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"There are close to 4 million people living in refugee camps across Africa. Of
the more than 300 camps, nearly 70% are situated within 30km-50km of an
international border. They include some of the largest camps in the continent,
such as Kakuma in northern Kenya, Nyarugusu in western Tanzania and Bidibidi in
north-western Uganda.
The closer the camp is to an international border, the easier it is for people
on both sides of the border to interact.
What this means is that healthy refugees in Kakuma, for example, can walk
across the Kenyan border and get to Uganda or South Sudan within a day or two.
It also means that rebel groups operating in any of these countries can access
the refugee camp. This easy access to refugees benefits rebel groups across the
border. And asylum countries like Tanzania and Kenya may choose refugee
policies that help rebel groups in this fashion."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
