Move to close world’s largest refugee camp suspended

 Kenya’s government has extended by six month the deadline to close the world’s largest refugee camp. It had said the Dadaab camp, home to more than 300,000 Somalis, should shut down by the end of this month. But Kenya now says it has suspended the repatriation to allow more time for consultation and funding. Rights […]

 Kenya’s government has extended by six month the deadline to close the world’s largest refugee camp.

It had said the Dadaab camp, home to more than 300,000 Somalis, should shut down by the end of this month.

But Kenya now says it has suspended the repatriation to allow more time for consultation and funding.

Rights groups had expressed alarm over the initial deadline for closing the camps and called on Kenya to roll back its decision.

But as the deadline loomed, human rights groups accused the Kenyan government of coercing refugees to return home despite the continued insecurity in Somalia.