Hussen carried his life savings across Somalia on a ten-day convoy journey

Evidence

Hussen had his camping bed, a few clothes, and his savings. He concealed some money in his small wooden suitcase and kept the rest in an inner pocket of his trousers. The journey was long and rough, and the convoy took ten days to reach Hargeisa. On the last night of the journey the convoy camped on the outskirts of Hargeisa. The entire group woke up early as everyone was eager to get to Hargeisa. But Hussen found that his wooden suitcase, and the money in it, was missing. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 210

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Category: Factual Claims

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