Reports

Nearly 300,000 have fled war-torn Somalia, leaving behind livelihoods and lost loved ones for the grim, overcrowded refugee camps of Kenya. And still more are coming all the time. By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Dadaab, Kenya -…

A January referendum is expected to create a country independent from the north. Then it would have to struggle with crushing poverty and tribal animosities. By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times May 16, 2010 Reporting from Terekeka, Sudan The future of southern…

As Somali troops prepare to dislodge Islamic militants from Mogadishu, some soldiers have deserted. The task ahead will be difficult and will endanger a vulnerable population. By Lutfi Sheriff Mohammed and Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times May 13, 2010 Reporting from Mogadishu,…

Fleeing civil war and poverty, Somalis take rickety boats to Yemen, the poorest Arab country. Yemen officials say they have a 'moral obligation' to accept the refugees, many of whom don't make it. By Haley Sweetland Edwards February 15, 2010 Reporting from…

Aid workers try to figure out why some human rights calamities are allowed to fester. The Sudanese disaster was once just that sort. By Maggie Farley LA Times Staff Writer. UNITED NATIONS - The conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region…