Rabouni refugee camp
Rabouni refugee camp
مخيم الرابوني | |
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  Rabouni refugee camp Location within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 27°28′32″N 8°5′16″W / 27.47556°N 8.08778°W | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tindouf |
Rabouni refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم الرابوني) is a Sahrawi refugee camp located in Tindouf province in southwestern Algeria. On 23 October 2011, the Al-Qaeda-tied Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa kidnapped three foreign aid workers from Rabouni and released them about a year later in exchange for $18 million and the release of three Islamists.
Background
[edit]It is the administrative centre of the Sahrawi refugee camps. It is the site of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) state ministries, the main hospital and the principal field offices of international non-governmental organizations and United Nations agencies that regularly operate in the refugee camps. The camp is the settlement most easily accessible by paved road from Tindouf.[1][2]
On 23 October 2011, the Al-Qaeda-tied Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa kidnapped three foreign aid workers from Rabouni and took them to northern Mali. It was not until July 2012 that the Islamist militants released them in exchange for $18 million and the release of three Islamists. Consequently, SADR authorities constructed one meter high earth berms around Rabouni and other individual camps.[1][3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Off the Radar". Human Rights Watch. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ↑ Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena (2010). "The 27 February Camp: Sahrawi Refugees in Algeria". Refugee Studies Centre. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ↑ "Three refugee camp workers abducted in Algeria". France 24. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "Mali Islamists release Spanish, Italian hostages". Al Arabiya. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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