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Armed cattle herders from rival tribes destroy fences around wildlife conservancies and kill wild animals so their livestock can graze.
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Kenya High Court ruled to keep Dadaab refugee camp open as 260,000 Somali refugees would be at risk.
Dadaab refugee camp remains open after Kenya appeals ruling
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Al-Shabaab vows to punish Kenya for sending troops into Somalia under AMISOM.
HRW urges African Union to release probe into 'unlawful' killing of 14 civilians by Ethiopian forces
AU said civilians killed in 'shoot-out' with Al-Shabaab, but HRW claims Wardinle villagers killed 'indiscriminately'.
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Massive explosion at Somali hotel as al-Shabaab storm building in suicide bomb attack
The al-Qaeda linked group entered the Dayah Hotel after a suicide car bomber rammed the building's front gates.
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Somalia is the most corrupt country in the world for the 10th year running, says Transparency International.
Fight against terror: US to sell aircraft to Kenyan army to aid fight against al-Shabaab
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Burundi: Will President Nkurunziza really withdraw his troops from AMISOM mission in Somalia?
Opposition and peace activists say Nkurunziza is "bluffing" as soldiers are "a mean of pressure".
Al-Qaeda car bomb attack in Mogadishu targets UN mission injuring guards
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the blast in a car park near to a UNDP facility.
African Union peacekeeper HQ targeted in Mogadishu airport suicide attack
A suicide car bomb rammed into the checkpoint outside the high-security compound, police say.
International community warns Somalia's new Parliament against corruption practices
New MPs, who took oath of office this week, are set to select Somalia's next President.
Corruption prevents agencies from delivering aid to those most in need in Somalia, warns NGO
Integrity of Somalia's humanitarian sector must be strengthened, says Transparency International NGO.
At least 20 dead after suspected car bomb rips through market in Somalia's capital
Somalia is holding election where 14,000 specially selected voters are picking 275 members of parliament.
Isis fighters sentenced to death in Somalia's Puntland region
Isis seized Qandala town in October – marking the first time the group captured territories in East Africa.
Ethiopia: World's fifth largest refugee hosting nation is already home to nearly 750,000 displaced
Majority of refugees in Ethiopia flee from war-torn South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea.
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Trump claims Clinton 'will import generations of terrorism, extremism' with Syrian refugee plan
In a last minute bid to draw voters, Trump said he would take local approval into consideration when allowing refugees into the country.
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Ethiopia blames international community as troops withdraw from Somalia in face of al-Shabaab threat
Al-Shabaab militants have recaptured three towns since Ethiopian troops withdrew in October.
Al-Shabaab beheading civilians after taking Somali town of Halgan says MP
The Islamic group moved in after Ethiopian peacekeepers pulled out.
Asian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates ate rats to survive
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Somali pirates free 26 Asian sailors after holding them hostage for nearly five years
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