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Somaliland celebrated the 25th anniversary of its declaration of independence with a parade in the capital city of Hargeisa on May 18, 2016. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Somaliland Wants To Make One Thing Clear: It Is NOT Somalia
May 30, 2017 • The breakaway republic has not received international recognition. Its foreign minister says that's slowing down delivery of aid to the drought-stricken territory.
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What Country Spends The Most (And Least) On Health Care Per Person?
April 20, 2017 • A new report looks at data from 184 countries. And raises the question: Does more spending lead to better health outcomes?
Annie Johnson and her daughters Fatuma Abdullahi, 14, and Maryan Osman, 15. Fatuma and Maryan were refugees from Somalia's civil war, but found a family and new life with the Johnsons. StoryCorps hide caption
Sisters Find Home In Utah After Somali Civil War Made Them Refugees
April 7, 2017 • Annie and Randall Johnson have two teenage daughters who came to the U.S. as refugees from the Somali civil war. Since meeting, they've learned about both cultures, all while becoming a family.
Fatun Mohamed Sareye, 30, sits with her family at a camp for internally displaced people in Garowe, Somalia. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images hide caption
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Social Media Star Has A 'Crazy Idea' To Help Somalia
March 22, 2017 • Jerome Jarre wanted to raise $1 million, buy 60 tons of food and get Turkish Airlines to fly it in for free. How's he doing?
Women carry food in gunny bags after visiting an aid distribution center in South Sudan on March 10. Albert Gonzalez Farran /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Why The Famine In South Sudan Keeps Getting Worse
March 14, 2017 • The U.N. says Sudan — and three other countries — are the scene of catastrophic famine. What are the causes?
The Somali coast, as seen from an airplane nearing the airport in Mogadishu in 2015. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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Somali Pirates Reportedly Seize Tanker In First Commercial Hijacking Since 2012
March 14, 2017 • An anti-piracy group says the Aris 13 oil tanker, which has an eight-member Sri Lankan crew, sent a distress call Monday and "then it disappeared."
Somaliland To Trump: Take Us Off Your Travel Ban
March 10, 2017 • The self-declared republic believes it should not be included on the list along with Somalia. 'We are two different states," says the foreign minister. It's a long story.
A 5-year-old child cries as a nurse struggles to find a vein for an injection at a health clinic last month in Shada, Somalia. The child's family lost all their animals to drought and traveled more than 100 miles in search of a better situation. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images hide caption
Drought Threatens To Drive Famine In Somalia As Hunger Kills More Than 100
March 5, 2017 • On Saturday, Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said 110 people died of malnourishment or disease in a single region over a two-day span. About half the country is at risk of famine.
An aerial view of parts of Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp, in northern Kenya in 2012. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption
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Kenyan Court Rules Government Cannot Close World's Largest Refugee Camp
February 9, 2017 • The government calls Dadaab a security threat. The judge says: "No single arrest or conviction has been cited nor has it been established why a blanket condemnation should be applied to all refugees."
Votes cast by Somali parliamentarians are counted in the first round of the presidential election on Wednesday in the capital, Mogadishu. Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP hide caption
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In Somalia's Historic Presidential Election, A Surprise Victor Declared
February 8, 2017 • The vote took place under tight security and is a big step in a country that hasn't had a functioning central government for the past 26 years.
Mohamud Nur and his children spent years in London before he returned to Somalia. The above photo is from 1993. Courtesy of Shamis Nur hide caption
Courtesy of Shamis Nur
Getting To Know The Controversial 'Mayor Of Mogadishu'
February 3, 2017 • BBC correspondent Andrew Harding was delighted by the ambiguities in the life of Mohamud Nur. He's the subject of Harding's new book.
Drought in Somalia has severely affected livestock for local herdsmen, as well as farmers' crops. The U.N. says action is needed to prevent famine in the region. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Somalia On The Brink Of Famine, U.N. Warns
February 2, 2017 • The U.N. is warning that Somalia could soon be facing a famine without urgent international action, raising concerns of a repeat of 2011's famine which killed more than a quarter of a million people.
At first, the camel burger that restaurateur Jamal Hashi spent months trying to perfect didn't sell well. By choosing a different cut of meat, however, he discovered the potential for the burger. Tom Baker for NPR hide caption
Tom Baker for NPR
The Long, Slow Trek To Get Americans To Eat Camel Meat
February 2, 2017 • In Somalia, camels are prized for their nutritious milk and meat. In Australia, they're environmental pests. So more Somali-American chefs are offering meat sourced from the outback on their menus.
Gang Rape Of Two Teens Leads To An Unusual Step — A Trial
January 30, 2017 • In the Puntland region of Somalia, clan elders usually rule on a rape case. But a community court heard this one — and issued its verdict on Sunday.
A crowd gathers near the Dayah Hotel after it was heavily damaged by bomb blasts on Wednesday in Mogadishu, Somalia. Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP hide caption
Al-Shabab Says It Carried Out Deadly Car Bomb Attack On Somalia Hotel
January 25, 2017 • The attack happened during a particularly sensitive political process that al-Shabab is trying to disrupt. Somalia has recently sworn in a new Parliament and is planning presidential elections.
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