Kenya Weighs Closure of World’s Largest Refugee Camp

02-600Humanitarian groups are urging Kenya not to close the world’s largest refugee camp. Almost 350,000 people, mostly Somalis, live at the Dadaab camp. Kenya announced plans to close it, alleging that it harbors extremists and terrorists. But aid leaders say thousands of innocent families will have nowhere to go and no source of help if the camp is closed.

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