The last time I came to Dadaab was in July 2011. Famine had just been declared in Somalia and refugees were pouring into the camp at a rate of 1,500 people per day. People had walked for upwards of 30 days to reach the safety of Dadaab and were weak, malnourished and traumatised from the journey. It was not uncommon to meet mothers who had to make the difficult decision about which child to leave behind, or in many cases, who had to bury...
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