Kenya Moves to Close Refugee Camps

The Kenyan government says it plans to close the country's two main refugee camps, a move that would impact some 400,000 refugees. The government said in a statement Friday that due to national security interests, it "has decided the hosting of refugees has to come to an end." The two-page statement stopped short of saying refugees will be expelled. However, it said the government has disbanded its Department of Refugee Affairs as a first step, and is working on a...

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