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Rising emissions worsen global disaster risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Climate and disaster risk.

New deal breathes life into Somalia’s election process

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SOMALIA

The deal opens a consensual path to elections after the parties agreed on steps to address disputes that have delayed polls since last December.

Kenya’s refugee policy faces familiar obstacles

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KENYA

This is not the first time Kenya has taken aim at the refugee camps it hosts; it has been pushing to close them since 2013.

Somalia's economy faces two extremely difficult years

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SOMALIA

However, despite an improving post-electoral outlook, the economic challenges facing the country -- including restoring progress towards debt relief, improving domestic revenue…

Somali coalition will fight to unseat the president

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SOMALIA

The allegation is just the latest political clash between the FNP and FGS, and dents hopes that a November 20 meeting between President Mohammed Abdullahi ‘Farmajo’ and FNP…

East Africa food security will test resilience concept

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EAST AFRICA

This falls just short of a 'famine' warning -- which would require 20% of households to face catastrophe levels, as well as heightened malnutrition and mortality rates. The UN has…

Cholera cases will keep rising internationally

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INTERNATIONAL

Cholera is expanding in developing countries where contaminated water is the primary source of infection. Damage or restricted access to water sanitation infrastructure due to…

Ethiopia and Eritrea face complex path to peace

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ETHIOPIA/ERITREA

Isaias’s announcement follows Ethiopia’s June 5 offer to implement unconditionally the 2000 peace agreement that purportedly ended the 1998-2000 border war between them. Any…

Ethiopia-Somalia tension may fuel regional instability

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ETHIOPIA/SOMALIA

This long-standing conflict has now fused with an escalating clash between Ethiopia and Somalia over Ethiopia’s promise to recognise Somaliland’s independence from Somalia in…

Risks will grow as Somali election disputes multiply

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SOMALIA

Roble has rejected Farmajo’s decision and insists he will remain in office. The standoff follows Roble’s December 18 reshuffle of the election dispute resolution committee, which…