A hole is seen in a plane operated by Daallo Airlines as it sits on a runway at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday. AP hide caption
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People carry away a body from Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, after an attack on a beachfront restaurant. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Somalis living in the Dadaab camp in Kenya gather to watch the arrival of the United Nations high commissioner for refugees last May. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The World's Largest Refugee Camp Looks Like A Slum/Star Wars Mashup
Monday
Leslie Morales (from left), Soraya Mohamud and Tanjum Choudhury discuss what it's like to be 15. All three are sophomores at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md. Akash Ghai/NPR hide caption
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Boys play at sunset off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania Lauren Leatherby/NPR hide caption
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Somali children dance in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. Fairfax Media/Fairfax Media via Getty Images hide caption
How The World's Largest Refugee Camp Remade A Generation Of Somalis
Tuesday
Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday. Kerry made the unannounced trip to Somalia in a show of solidarity with the government trying to defeat al-Qaida-allied militants. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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A Somali woman counts the cash she collected from a money transfer service in Mogadishu, the capital city. Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP hide caption
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Kenyan Christians pray as they join a morning service at Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday. Sayyid Azim/AP hide caption
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A woman cries after she viewed the body of a relative killed in Thursday's attack on a university, at Chiromo funeral home, in Nairobi. Sayyid Azim/AP hide caption
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After a long day at the Somali American Community Center he founded in Clarkston, Ga., and then at an after-school program, Omar Shekhey drives a taxi to earn extra money. Often he gives his earnings to refugees to help them with expenses. Kevin Liles for NPR hide caption
Engineer Turned Cabbie Helps New Refugees Find Their Way
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Ugaaso Boocow is back — and instagramming — in her homeland of Somalia. Courtesy of Ugaaso A. Boocow hide caption
Her Instagram Feed Finds The Fun In Long-Suffering Somalia
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Customers wait to collect money at the Juba Express money transfer company in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Feb. 12. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption