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Somalia struggles with malnutrition
The worst drought in 40 years is causing untold hardship in East Africa.
The worst drought in 40 years is causing untold hardship in East Africa, with over 1.4 million children in Somalia now severely malnourished. We have a special report from the country.
We'll bring you the latest from Nigeria's Plateau State where 135 people have been killed in a series of bandit raids.
Plus singer-songwriter Asa on her latest sounds.
(Photo: A mother nurses her baby in a malnutrition clinic in Somalia. Credit: BBC)
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