The refugee crisis is not only happening in Europe, but as most in Africa well know, it is countries in the Global South that shelter the vast majority of the world’s refugees. We bring together a recent critique of the Kenyan government’s stated decision to close the Dadaab refugee camp which houses mostly Somali refugees, the little-known influx of Syrian refugees into Sudan (with the general approval of the Sudanese state), and a statement by religious leaders across the continent to do more to reduce violence among peoples. We exhort religious leaders, along with states in the Global North as well as Africa, to provide welcome and resources for those fleeing untenable situations, wherever they may be.
Will Kenya really close Dadaab?
By Obi Anyadike for IRIN News
Kenya: Plan to Shut Dadaab Refugee Camp Criticized
By Aljazeera Staff
“An Action Plan for Africa” on the Role of Religious Leaders in Preventing Incitement to Violence
Source KAICIID
Sudan: Shared Language and Religion in Sudan
By Zeinab Mohammed Salih for IRIN News