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Sudanese influx strains Kakuma refugee camp

NAIROBI, 5 April 2012 (IRIN) - Over the past few weeks refugees fleeing violence in parts of Sudan and South Sudan have been arriving in Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya in large numbers, and aid agencies fear the camp’s capacity could soon be exceeded. full report

KENYA: Abdi Adan," Right now, I am a beggar with no home"

 ISOLO, 2 April 2012 (IRIN) - Abdi Adan, an ethnic Somali living in Kenya’s central region of Isiolo, which has recently seen clashes between the Borana, Somali and Turkana communities and the displacement of thousands of people, tells IRIN about his experience of the violence. full report

KENYA: Several thousand displaced after fresh clashes in Isiolo

 ISIOLO, 2 April 2012 (IRIN) - Hundreds of families in the central county of Isiolo have been displaced as deadly clashes pitting the Borana, Somali and Turkana communities escalate. full report

CLIMATE CHANGE: Farmers and forecasts

 BINGERVILLE/DAKAR, 2 April 2012 (IRIN) - Unpredictable rainfall in parts of Côte d’Ivoire cost some farmers over half of their harvest in 2011 producers told IRIN, but, armed with more knowledge about how to get weather reports and interpret them, they might still have been able to boost their output, say agricultural specialists. full report

KENYA: Fertilizer shortage could exacerbate food insecurity

 NAIROBI, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - Those Kenyan farmers who normally use fertilizer to boost yields could be forced to go without this season (March-May) unless the government moves quickly to boost supplies. full report

KENYA: The changing face of pastoralism

 NAROK, 26 March 2012 (IRIN) - Along a small seasonal stream in Ewaso Nyiro village in Narok, southwestern Kenya, Leleseina Nkoitoi sells vegetables from a stall whose bright colours contrast with the parched landscape. full report

KENYA-SOMALIA: “I never regret being in Dadaab”

 DADAAB, 23 March 2012 (IRIN) - IRIN's freelance journalist Moulid Iftin Hujale, in this third installment of his account of life in the Dadaab refugee complex in eastern Kenya, reflects on his hope of returning to his homeland, Somalia, to help rebuild the country amid heightening insecurity in the Dadaab camps. full report

AFRICA: Slum dweller representatives denounce forced evictions

 NAIROBI, 22 March 2012 (IRIN) - Slum dwellers from across Africa have urged their governments to stop forced evictions and work towards providing them with adequate shelter and basic services. full report

KENYA: Conflict fears as wildfires destroy pasture, cause displacement

 ISIOLO, 20 March 2012 (IRIN) - Wildfires have destroyed large tracts of grassland in northern Kenya, giving rise to fears of conflict between pastoralist communities amid an already serious food security crisis. full report

KENYA: Malaria drug effectiveness hit by under-dosage

 NAIROBI, 12 March 2012 (IRIN) - Lack of adherence to the full course of Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) treatment is threatening the effectiveness of the drug recommended as first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in countries where the disease is endemic, according to recent studies. full report

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