Drought in Africa

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Caroline Gluck | Posted 11.08.2011

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Caroline Gluck

Oxfam is helping to provide clean drinking water for the refugees. But as the camp swells in size and has been created from nothing, water is still rationed and not available 24 hours a day.

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On The Ground In Somalia (PHOTOS)

K'naan | Posted 10.24.2011

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K'naan

I left Somalia as a child and returned as a celebrated artist. But it's truly bittersweet, as being celebrated by a famine-struck nation isn't quite the celebration I had dreamt of.

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U.S. Eases Terrorism Rules To Speed Up Aid To Somalia

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 10.02.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration sought to assure aid groups Tuesday that they can deliver desperately needed food to famine-stricken parts...

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Kenyans Donate Over $200,000 Via Text To Drought Victims

BBC | Posted 10.02.2011

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Kenyans have donated nearly $200,000 (£122,000) via mobile phone banking for aid to victims of the worst drought in the region in 60 years. The BB...

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