Burkina Faso servicemen hold portraits during the burial of soldiers killed in an Al-Qaeda attack in Gaskinde in October 2022.
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The spike in violence was marked by a 68% increase in fatalities involving civilians.
Kenyan fishermen demand a say in the country’s border conflict with Somalia.
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The joint border commission between Kenya and South Sudan is a step in the right direction.
A soldier stands guard at a makeshift camp in Somalia’s Baidoa, a southwestern town frequently attacked by Al-Shabaab militants.
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The negative effects of conflict on human capital – particularly nutrition, health and education – are larger than commonly thought.
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Any new wealth will create new social, economic and political tensions.
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It’s likely that the terrorist group will be defeated one day. But there are no signs that the political elite is capable of changing.
Pupils in Kenya hold prayers for victims of a 2013 terror attack in Nairobi.
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Kenyan families with access to mass media are significantly more afraid of terrorism than those without access.
Internally displaced people from the Dinka ethnic group at the Minkamman camp in South Sudan in 2014.
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In 2018, Africa accounted for 70% of the world’s people displaced by armed conflict and human rights abuses.
The carcass of a Grévy’s zebra, an endangered species which exists only in the northern part of Kenya, where drought is ongoing.
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Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
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Conflict is prevalent in the region characterised by harsh climate, vast wilderness and low levels of development.
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High intensity rain has actually increased, which is topping up underground water stores.
A woman at a camp for those displaced by drought in Baidoa, Somalia, in September 2022.
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States with more capacity, more political inclusion and that make good use of foreign aid tend to see better outcomes.
Experts are warning that millions of people are at risk as a famine hits Somalia.
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The looming Somalian famine might be the first in a string of back-to-back catastrophes, says an expert.
Displaced Somalis at a camp waiting for plot allocation.
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The UN predicts more than 300,000 people in Somalia will be in famine by December. 7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Here’s how you can help.
Bosaso has become a major export hub since security improved in Somalia’s Puntland region.
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A modern port raises Puntland’s stake within the fragmented political landscape of Somalia and prevents traders from seeking alternatives.
The Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu where a 30-hour Al-Shabaab siege left 21 people dead in August 2022.
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Al-Shabaab’s evolution over nearly two decades has been centred around three major goals.
Habiba Hassan Leesow, who had to leave her home due to drought, sits outside her tent with her daughter Najima Barre in a displacement camp.
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Millions of Somalis are in urgent need of aid. But not enough is being done to reach marginalised groups.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
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The global realignment triggered by the end of the Cold War and Gorbachev’s reforms ushered in a period of transition on the African continent.
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Said, known as Hadraawi, in 2013.
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Poet, soldier and critic of postcolonial elites, Hadraawi was the greatest poet of his generation.
A giraffe lies dead in the road near Matanaha village on December 9, 2021 in Wajir County, Kenya.
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Many wildlife species face an uncertain future due to recurring, severe drought.
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Our research shows that although climate change is a key factor in starting conflict in eastern Africa, it’s not always the most important one.