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Kakuma -- the world's most cosmopolitan refugee camp
16.09.2010 - AFP

KAKUMA, Kenya — The 75,000 refugees camped under the burning sun on a rocky plain in Kenya's arid northwest represent a cross-section of east Africa's various wars and crises. From Somalia, south Sudan, Darfur, Ethiopia and Rwanda, all have made their way to the town of Kakuma -- close to nowhere except the border with Sudan -- bringing various traditions and styles together in relative harmony. "It's probably the most cosmopolitan refugee camp in the world," says Youssouf Hassan, an official with the UN refugee agency ... mehr

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