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Djibouti City port, sundown.

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

Global Politics

Djibouti was once just a patch of desert in the Horn of Africa. Now, global militaries are hankering for a strategic position at its junction between Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean. Locals don’t always see what’s so great about hosting the world’s superpower enemies.

Boys wait for a flight at Sanaa International Airport, where foreigners are being evacuated from Yemen.

Americans in Yemen want out, and two flights being readied

Conflict

A spectacle of biodiversity thrives off the shores of Yemen

Environment

Somali refugee helps people captured by pirates

Fake ‘Somali Pirates’ Dupe Western Journalists

Arts, Culture & Media

Somali Family and Friends Cheer On Olympic Champion Mo Farah

Conflict & Justice

Long distance runner Mo Farah won the gold for Britain in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races. But he’s not British-born. Farah is from Somalia, and his family lives in, well that’s the question for you … Where?

The World

Video: Galapagos of the Middle East

Business, Economics and Jobs

Dragon blood trees and wild pomegranates figure in the Geo Quiz. Their bark produces a resin that has been sought after for centuries.

Top of the Hour: Aid Workers Rescued in Somalia, Morning Headlines

Overseas now to Somalia where two aid workers are free this morning after a raid by the U.S. military. Personnel came in on helicopters in the dark of night in the Horn of Africa. The raid freed 32-year-old American Jessica Buchanan and a 60-year-old Danish worker who were taken hostage by Somali pirates in October.  

The World

US seeks to cut foreign aid as Horn of Africa starves

Health & Medicine

Sam Worthington, president and CEO of InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based non-governmental organizations working internationally, talks about the challenges facing aid groups.

Top of the Hour: Catastrophic Drought in Horn of Africa, Morning Headlines

People from Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti are pouring into overcrowded refugee camps after a drought has ravaged the Horn of Africa the second consecutive year.