Badbaado (refugee camp)

Badbaado is a refugee camp located outside of Mogadishu, Somalia. It formed as a result of the 2011 East Africa drought and famine, and now houses roughly 30,000 refugees.[1]

Food aid is available for refugees there, but its supply has been tenuous due to the policies of al-Shabab.[2] The limited access to food has been a source of violence in the camp,[3] and there has also been looting by freelance militias and government forces.[4] Due to the unsafe conditions, some refugees have fled Badbaado to seek other camps.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Displaced Somalis Face Overcrowding at Refugee Camps | News | English
  2. ↑ Mogadishu Offers Little Comfort to Somalis Arriving From Famine | Africa | English
  3. ↑ Fight Over Food Supplies Leaves 7 Somalis Dead in the Badbaado Refugee Camp in Mogadishu | VOICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
  4. ↑ Somalia warns soldiers against looting of food aid, shooting of refugees - Political News « ArcaMax Publishing
  5. ↑ allAfrica.com: Somalia: IDPs At Mogadishu's Badbado Refugee Camp Start Fleeing

Coordinates: 2°02′N 45°17′E / 2.033°N 45.283°E / 2.033; 45.283

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