UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (Nairobi)
Updates on conflicts and news from throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
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November 28
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Djibouti: Rising Food Insecurity Fuels Migration
Successive years of poor rains have eroded the coping mechanisms of pastoralists in Djibouti's rural regions, even as high food prices and unemployment rates afflict the country's... Read more »
November 15, 2011
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Djibouti: Migrants Risk All for 'Better Life'
Thousands of migrants traverse the road between Djibouti's capital, Djiboutiville, and the coastal town of Obock carrying little more than a bottle of water and the hope that they... Read more »
July 27, 2011
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East Africa: Horn of Africa Aid Must Also Build Long-Term Resilience [analysis]
The images of starving children bear grim witness to the extent of the crisis affecting millions of people in the Horn of Africa, but they also symbolize a failure to act in time,... Read more »
July 18, 2011
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East Africa: Half a Million Children 'At Risk'
At least 500,000 malnourished children in the Horn of Africa's drought-affected areas risk death if immediate help does not reach them, Anthony Lake, the UN Children's Fund... Read more »
June 28, 2011
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East Africa: Severe Food Crisis Hits Region
Eastern Africa is experiencing what has been described as the "most severe food crisis in the world today", with at least 10 million people affected in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya,... Read more »
May 18, 2011
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East Africa: Food Shortages Grip Horn of Africa
The number of people requiring humanitarian assistance in the Horn of Africa could increase sharply in coming months due to below-average rainfall and high food and fuel prices,... Read more »
February 22, 2011
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Djibouti: Amina Ahmed Barre, "Not Knowing Your Future is the Hardest Part"
Amina Ahmed Barre, 29, a mother of two, has lived in refugee camps most of her life. She is one of nearly 14,000 Somali refugees in Djibouti. Barre fled Somalia with her parents in... Read more »
February 19, 2011
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Djibouti: Hard Life for Somali Refugees in Ali Addeh Camp
Amina Ahmed Barre, a Somali refugee, sews clothes on her sewing machine out in the open, in temperatures of more than 30 degrees. There is not a tree in sight in the camp that... Read more »
February 17, 2011
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Djibouti: Hard Life for Somali Refugees in Ali Addeh Camp
ina Ahmed Barre, a Somali refugee, sews clothes on her sewing machine out in the open, in temperatures of more than 30 degrees. There is not a tree in sight in the camp that houses... Read more »
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Djibouti: Challenges Remain, Despite Nutrition Gains
In a region with some of the world's worst indicators for malnutrition, Djibouti is making gains and ensuring mothers and their children have access to life-saving interventions,... Read more »
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Djibouti: Food Security Critical as Drought Intensifies
A combination of drought and high food prices has affected at least 120,000 people in Djibouti, according to a joint rapid assessment of the impact of drought in rural areas by the... Read more »
February 15, 2011
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Djibouti: Challenges Remain, Despite Nutrition Gains
In a region with some of the world's worst indicators for malnutrition, Djibouti is making gains and ensuring mothers and their children have access to life-saving interventions,... Read more »
February 2, 2011
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Djibouti: Interview With President Guelleh [interview]
IRIN interviewed Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on 27 January in Arta about the drought, humanitarian challenges and regional issues. Read more »
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