Temperatures were pushing 115 degrees Fahrenheit when we reached the crest of a rocky hill overlooking Ali Addeh, a desolate refugee camp on Djibouti.

Two young women reflect on their decision to flee Eritrea, a small state that produces one of the highest rates of asylum seekers in the world.

Eritrean, which has a population 4-5 million and was once touted as part of an African “renaissance,” is one of the largest per-capita producers of asylum seekers in the world.