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Radio France Internationale
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Anne Macharia in Nairobi

'Hope is all I have': the refugees searching for family from Kenya's Kakuma camp

Residents of the Kakuma refugee camp, home to more than 200,000 refugees from across Africa. © RFI/Anne Macharia

Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya – At the Kakuma refugee camp in the northwest of Kenya, more than 200,000 refugees from across Africa have sought safety – in many cases leaving loved ones behind. The Red Cross's Restoring Family Links programme seeks to reunite these families torn apart by conflict.

Among the thousands searching for missing loved ones is Amar, who fled South Sudan nearly a decade ago. He still carries a worn photograph of his younger sister – his only remaining link to her.

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