Somalia: Makeshift Camps for the Internally Displaced Hinder Progress in Mogadishu

Mogadishu — Over the past two years, Mogadishu has seen an influx of more than 250,000 internally displaced families who have joined thousands of other Somalis displaced by war and famine in unstructured camps in the capital, according to government estimates.

Although all areas of Mogadishu have seen an increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs), Dharkenley, Hodan and Wadajir districts have taken in the most. The presence of the new arrivals has caused a number of road closures in the capital, as they create space for themselves wherever they can find it.

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