Horn of Africa

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Out of Eden Walk: Djibouti and the Red Sea

February 23, 2024Out of Eden Walk

In early 2013, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek began an epic walk, following the path of the first human migration out of Africa about 60,000 years ago. Host Carol Hills speaks with Salopek — now two-thirds through his global journey — about his experience walking through Djibouti and sailing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the entrance to the Red Sea.

A camp for internally displaced people in Baidoa, Somalia.

‘Double the suffering’: Between drought and insecurity in Somalia

September 16, 2022Displacement

Woman carry jerry cans filled with water at Kuresyon village in Galkayo, Somalia.

Drought, high temps in Somalia are pushing people to move to other towns

April 4, 2022Climate Change

A mass of protesters wearing white and carrying Ethiopian flags gather in the street

Uptick in church burnings raises alarm in Ethiopia

September 16, 2019Religion

Living among superpower enemies: Just another day in the life of Djibouti locals

November 14, 2018Global Politics

A Somali soldier patrols a street following a suicide car bomb and gun attack.

The death of a Navy SEAL reveals US mission creep in Somalia

May 25, 2017Books

A longtime Africa correspondent looks behind the headlines in Somalia and talks about his new memoir.

Actor Ben Schnetzer plays photojournalist Dan Eldon in the bio-pic The Journey is the Destination.

A mother who lost her son in Somalia brings his journals to life in a film

April 10, 2017Arts

A botched US raid whipped a Somali crowd into a frenzy. A new film depicts the aftermath.

Ethiopians prepared billboards to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama to their capital Addis Ababa.

Elaborate rituals and lions roaming the palace grounds are just part of what sets autocratic Ethiopia apart from its neighbors

July 27, 2015Conflict

Some onlookers think President Barack Obama’s “charisma” might help nudge Ethiopia onto a more democratic path

Mohammed Ahamed waits at a money-transfer business in Minneapolis to send money to his ex-wife in Somalia. About 40 percent of all Somali families rely on remittances from another country.

Somali Americans fight to save their lifeline of cash for relatives back home

March 9, 2015Economics

It’s getting more complicated to send money to Somalia, and that’s a big deal in places like Minnesota where some Somali Americans have been wiring cash home for decades. Somali immigrants say the move is cutting off a vital lifeline — and may actually harm the fight against terror.

Fears of Backlash in Kenya’s ‘Little Mogadishu’

September 26, 2013Conflict & Justice

Kevin Mwanza is a reporter with Reuters. He speaks with anchor Marco Werman about the reaction of Eastleigh residents to the Westgate mall attack.