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Environment
Women wait to collect water in the drought stricken Somali region.

Treating East Africa's Water Conflicts With AI and Big Data

by Sabeeha Quereshi

How AI and big data can help resolve water-related refugee crises and armed conflicts

Poverty
Nadifa Abdi Isak plays with her son Farhan, who recently received an emergency transfusion to treat malnutrition-induced anaemia in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 1, 2022.

Expanding Mobile Medical Care to Fight Hunger

by Hodan Abdullahi Mohamed

In Somalia, addressing malnutrition and infectious disease together

dummy babies are used during a protest against the war in Ukraine
Migration

Let Ukraine Set the Example for How to Treat Children Caught in Conflict 

by Maja Pašović, Ali H. Mokdad, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Laurent Grosvenor

The world should protect the safety of children in all war zones, including those who don't make the news

A young man holds Somalia’s national flag, at Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia on June 18, 2021.
Food

In Somalia, Should COVID Vaccination or Food Security Come First?

by Ahmed Khalif

Conflict and drought further complicate the East African nation's health decisions

A boy reads the Koran after morning prayers with his family during the holy month of Ramadan, as Egypt ramps up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Cairo, Egypt, on April 26, 2020. Picture shows the boy reading with his shadow cast on the wall behind him. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Governance

What We Ask About Coronavirus in Africa

by Morine Amutorine, Elaine O. Nsoesie

Search query data from 21 African countries reveal public perceptions, gaps in knowledge, and opportunities to educate

Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee on a phone in New York on October 7, 2011. The efforts of Gbowee and other women to peace-building in Liberia was seen as critical to securing a lasting peace. The photo shows the nobel laureate in great spirits talking on the phone. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Gender

What Other Sectors Can Show for Women's Leadership in COVID-19

by Rachel A. George

Lessons on inclusion from the fields of conflict resolution, security, and business