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On April 7th, 2015 the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) revoked the licenses of 13 Money Remittance Providers (MRPs) based in Nairobi, in an effort to curb the financing of terrorism.

It took 16 warnings for the international community to respond to the last catastrophe; lessons must be learnt from past to avert another crisis in the Horn of Africa.

The sad truth is that these statistics from Somalia are better than previous years, so this is celebrated as a success. But “better” is not the same as “success” in a context where most aspects of everyday life fall far below acceptable living standards.

One year on from the devastating drought and famine that affected over 12 million people in the Horn of Africa region, CARE International is calling on governments and donors to take action to stop the repeated cycle of food crises in the region.

One year since images of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict and pouring into Dadaab captured the world’s attention, the largest refugee camp in the world is facing a critical funding shortage which will affect at least 200,000 people if $25m isn’t…

Situation still dire as malnutrition and death rates remain high

DADAAB, Kenya (September 13, 2011) – In the heartache and confusion that accompany the flight from drought and hunger, refugees from Somalia can now turn to a source of comfort with a familiar face: fellow refugees who have been specially trained to help…

As the world marks International Humanitarian Day on August 19, CARE International salutes all of its humanitarian aid workers around the globe, many of whom work under extremely difficult conditions to help people in need, such as currently in the Horn…

Today, famine was officially declared in two regions of southern Somalia – the first time a major famine has been announced since the famine in the Somali region of Ethiopia in 2000.