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Child Hunger in Somalia Rises by 50%
Unicef estimates that 1.4 million children in Somalia are now severely malnourished
Unicef estimates that 1.4 million children in Somalia are now severely malnourished; Kenyan man wins $2 million on a $2 bet; Harare International Festival of the Arts returns against the odds.
(Photo: A malnourished child is fed a special formula by her mother at a regional hospital in Baidoa town, south-western Somalia in March 2017. Credit: AFP.)
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