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Strike in Somalia Said to Kill Mastermind of Attacks on Americans and Kenyans

Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of the extremist group al-Shabab, was believed responsible for attacks in Kenya on a university town that killed 148 people, and on a U.S. military base that killed three Americans.

Strike in Somalia Said to Kill Mastermind of Attacks on Americans and Kenyans

Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of the extremist group al-Shabab, was believed responsible for attacks in Kenya on a university town that killed 148 people, and on a U.S. military base that killed three Americans.

Climate Change Made East African Drought More Likely, Study Finds

Droughts like the one that has ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are now 100 times as likely as in the preindustrial era, a new study has found.

First Official Estimate of Somalia’s Drought Shows 43,000 Dead

At least half of the deaths were children under the age of 5, according to the report by health researchers, the United Nations and the Somali government.

At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree

In a new study, genetics and archaeology combine to reveal the ancient origins of humanity’s first beast of burden.