Climate change can trigger conflict between farmers and herders in Somalia.
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The federal government needs to address the relationship between climate-related realities and the country's national security.
Yusuf Haji was soft spoken, straight to the point, and open to ideas.
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Haji was an astute leader who rode the wave of leadership over a long and illustrious career in government and politics.
The doum palm is an indigenous tree in Kenya which produces edible fruit.
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Africa's key to future food-nutrition security may depend on the untapped potential of indigenous fruit trees.
Nigerian Navy Special forces pretend to arrest pirates during a joint military exercise with the French navy.
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Sea piracy often grabs the headlines, but it is just one of many symptoms of insecurity at sea.
The famed singer Baxsan in her later years.
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Baxsan's tumultuous six-decade journey as a singer was irrevocably tied to Somalia's national identity and cultural history.
Kenyan soldiers stand over caskets bearing the remains of their fallen comrades during prayers in 2016.
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In January 2016, Kenyan troops were defeated by Al-Shabaab militants at El Adde in Somalia. This is why it happened.
Food aid from the World Food Programme arriving in Juba, South Sudan in 2011.
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The World Food Programme can't stop hunger on its own – that also requires political action.
A maize farmer in Kenya surveys his degraded land.
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Regreening Africa works directly with 500,000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.
Somalia’s incumbent president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
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As Somalia prepares to choose new leaders in 2021, questions remain around the viability of the country's clan-based electoral system.
The Kenya Defence Forces have been in Somalia since 2011.
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By withdrawing its troops from Somalia, Kenya could be doing more harm than good.
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The composer, performer and poet was an artistic pioneer of lasting and distinctive gifts, and bottomless stamina. He gave us over 70 years of high-octane Somali musical mastery.
Iraqi, Iranian and Somali asylum seekers at a tent camp in the Netherlands.
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The survival resource of the world’s most vulnerable people – their social networks – may become compromised
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Why 'stigmatising' and 'traumatising' approaches to FGM safeguarding are in urgent need of a review.
A man runs through a desert locust swarm in Kitui County, Kenya.
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Changing weather modifies insect traits and can have an impact on their food, natural enemies and predators.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening of the new Turkish embassy in Mogadishu in June 2016.
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Turkey harbours strong national ambitions, and a willingness to grow and use its military muscle alongside economic instruments.
A man chases away a swarm of desert locusts in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.
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The best way of dealing with desert locust, as other locust species, is to adopt a preventive management strategy.
Rwandan soldiers line up to receive their UN peacekeeping medals for their work in Juba, South Sudan in 2019.
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The number of personnel deployed in UN peacekeeping has slowly been decreasing.
US service members practising water rescue techniques during a routine training exercise off the coast of Djibouti in 2007.
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Kenya and Djibouti are building a more secure and sustainable domestic maritime sector.
America’s military presence in Somalia could be causing more harm than good.
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The resilience of Al-Shabaab raises questions about the effectiveness of the current US military strategy in Somalia.
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year.
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Drought-driven humanitarian emergencies can be prevented if groundwater is reliably made available at strategic locations.