Nairobi (All Africa News Agency, May 15, 2000) - More than 88,000 refugees live in the Kakuma refugee camp, located in the hot, dusty region of north-western Kenya, with temperatures soaring to 40 degrees. Once in a while, fights break out among the refugees. Sometimes reports of disagreements back home are carried into the camp and could precipitate fights. But most of the time this happens among the populous Sudanese and Somali refugees.

The Somali community, with a population of 19,373, has not been free of incidents either. In January, February and March this year, there were mysterious fire outbreaks which razed more than 1,000 houses in the Somali sector.

A Somali elder said the arsonists started the fires by throwing lighted cigarettes onto roof tops. He blamed the community's "Christian neighbours". Investigations are still underway

Read more at Africa News Northernlight May 15, 2000

Wararka ka imana Jabuuti waxa ay sheegayaan in Axadii (May 14) uu Mudane KAAMIL AL SHARI oo kasocda Islaamka Dunida uu shirka CARTA ka qaybqaatay, waxaana uu sheegay in ururkiisu TAGEERO BUUXDA siinayo Shireweynaha dib u heshiisiinta soomaaliyeed, waa sida bogga Somalia-Rebirth warka u dhigaye. Wuxu waliba Carta ka sheegay in la soo gaadhay wakhtigii nabad ka dhalan lahayd soomaaliya.

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HARGEISA, Somalia, May 14 (Reuters) - The Red Sea republic of Djibouti has cut air links with neighbouring Somaliland, which broke from Somalia in 1991 and declared itself an independent state, Somaliland officials said on Sunday.

They said the ban included United Nations and European Union flights operating between Hargeisa and Djibouti for aid personnel.

Jabuuti May 13 - Wararka ka imana jabuuti waxa ay sheegayaan in is-afgarad uu dhexmaray beelaha hawiye iyo Daarood ee ku shiraya Jabuuti.

Waxaa kale oo lagu wadaa in shirka lagu soo dhiso guddi shuuro ah oo kakooban 650 xubnood kaas oo asaaska u dhigi doona nidaamka dawlad nimo ee Soomaaliya oo ay ugu horeyn doonto baarlaman kumeelgaar ah.

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