Somaliland celebrated the 25th anniversary of its declaration of independence with a parade in the capital city of Hargeisa on May 18, 2016. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Annie Johnson and her daughters Fatuma Abdullahi, 14, and Maryan Osman, 15. Fatuma and Maryan were refugees from Somalia's civil war, but found a family and new life with the Johnsons. StoryCorps hide caption
Sisters Find Home In Utah After Somali Civil War Made Them Refugees
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Fatun Mohamed Sareye, 30, sits with her family at a camp for internally displaced people in Garowe, Somalia. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images hide caption
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Women carry food in gunny bags after visiting an aid distribution center in South Sudan on March 10. Albert Gonzalez Farran/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Somali coast, as seen from an airplane nearing the airport in Mogadishu in 2015. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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Somaliland celebrated the 25th anniversary of its declaration of independence with a parade in the capital city of Hargeisa on May 18, 2016. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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A 5-year-old child cries as a nurse struggles to find a vein for an injection at a health clinic last month in Shada, Somalia. The child's family lost all their animals to drought and traveled more than 100 miles in search of a better situation. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images hide caption
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An aerial view of parts of Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp, in northern Kenya in 2012. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption
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Votes cast by Somali parliamentarians are counted in the first round of the presidential election on Wednesday in the capital, Mogadishu. Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP hide caption
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Mohamud Nur and his children spent years in London before he returned to Somalia. The above photo is from 1993. Courtesy of Shamis Nur hide caption
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Drought in Somalia has severely affected livestock for local herdsmen, as well as farmers' crops. The U.N. says action is needed to prevent famine in the region. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
At first, the camel burger that restaurateur Jamal Hashi spent months trying to perfect didn't sell well. By choosing a different cut of meat, however, he discovered the potential for the burger. Tom Baker for NPR hide caption
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A crowd gathers near the Dayah Hotel after it was heavily damaged by bomb blasts on Wednesday in Mogadishu, Somalia. Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP hide caption