Kud ka guur oo Qanjo u guur

[Wareer]

They have better stayed in Mogadisho than live in Yemeni camps, desert and scorching windblown places.

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Heat, dust, sand and wind dominate the lives of around 9,000 Somalis who have sought refuge in Yemen from the civil war in their own country. In Somalia the civilian population has been suffering from the effects of violent conflict for years. A million people are displaced within Somalia itself, while many others have fled to countries like Yemen. Hundreds fail to survive the crossing in ramshackle boats. Those who do make it to Yemen risk being detained in Kharaz, a camp in the middle of the desert 150 kilometres west of Aden.


The refugees feel ill, miserable and unsafe. But there is no sign of any improvement. Their situation seems hopeless. "We don't want to be in Yemen. We aren't free here, Yemen isn't good!" shouts Jemenni Abdel Ahmed. He is 22 and originally comes from Mogadishu. "I've been here 15 years. I want to leave, to America or the Netherlands. We're hungry and thirsty here. We can't do anything here in the desert. I've no life here, we don't have a life."



The bystanders agree. "I can't see any future for me. And the same goes for everyone here. We don't want to stay here. We want to go back to Somalia, but it's not possible. And we can't go to another country either."