Study: African Farmers Have A Surprise Economic Weapon — Trees
A new study looks at the role that trees play in the lives of African farmers. They definitely provided more than shade.
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'Only God And Trump Knows' Our Fate: A Dispatch From World's Largest Refugee Camp
With the stroke of a pen, the new U.S. president threw thousands of lives into disarray. At the Dadaab camp in Kenya, people who have been in the resettlement process for years were at a loss.
Building, And Losing, A Career On Facebook
What a meme-maker and an investigative journalist teach us about the power of the Facebook empire, and how its opaque decisions harm real people.
Getting To Know The Controversial 'Mayor Of Mogadishu'
BBC correspondent Andrew Harding was delighted by the ambiguities in the life of Mohamud Nur. He's the subject of Harding's new book.
Trump Travel Ban Forces Somalis To Remain At Kenya's Dadaab Camp
Thousands of Somali refugees headed for the U.S. face an uncertain future after President Trump's travel ban began. For decades, many have lived in the world's largest refugee camp in northeast Kenya.
There's A Long, Ignominous Trail Of Bans, Registries And Forced Relocation
The travel ban imposed by the president a week ago on people from seven Muslim-majority countries is only the latest executive order through the years grounded in race, ethnicity or country of origin.
Somalia On The Brink Of Famine, U.N. Warns
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.
The Long, Slow Trek To Get Americans To Eat Camel Meat
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.
Where Does Your Member Of Congress Stand On Trump's Immigration Order?
NPR and dozens of member stations searched for public statements by all 536 members of Congress. Use our interactive tracker to see what your lawmakers have — or have not — said about the order.
Kenya's Somali Refugees Face Uncertain Future After Trump Order
Kenya is home to the world's largest refugee camp, Dadaab, which houses more than 280,000 people, mostly Somali. About 14,500 refugees were in the process of being screened to be resettled in the U.S. before President Trump's travel ban.