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A malnourished Abdi Ibrahim is comforted by his wife, Duba Dagane, as he lies on his bed in Lagbogal, Kenya. Parts of Kenya and Somalia are experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are affected in five African nations.

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A hungry child cries in her mother's arms, at a hospital in Wajir, Kenya.

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**FILE** This undated photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the al Qaeda operative behind the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. A Somali official said June 11, 2011 that Mohammed was killed by security forces four days earlier. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** This Aug. 8, 1998, file photo shows the United States Embassy, left, and other damaged buildings in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, the day after terrorist bombs in Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin, File)

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Associated Press photographs Four MIT grad students walk through a Nairobi, Kenya, slum in late March seeking answers about the usage of a nearby U.S.-funded medical clinic.

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Winner Caroline Kilel of Kenya strides ahead of second-place finisher Desiree Davila, who was bidding to become the first U.S. women's champion since Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach in 1985.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya takes the final strides of the fastest marathon ever run in the men's division of the 115th Boston Marathon. Strong winds helped Mutai post a time of 2:03.02.

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Winner Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya crosses the finish line of the 115th Boston Marathon in Boston Monday, April 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot of Kenya, winner of men's elite division of the 2010 Boston Marathon, listens to reporter's question during a news conference for the 115th Boston Marathon, Friday, April 15, 2011, in Boston. The Boston Marathon is schedulted to run on Monday, April 18. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)

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In this March 1, 2011, photo, Mariam Bario, recently relocated to Seattle from Kenya, fills out an application with others at a job fair, in SeaTac, Wash. Employers in February hired at the fastest pace in almost a year and the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent -- a nearly two-year low. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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An Airtel billboard in Nairobi, Kenya, reflects the aggressiveness of the communications giant. Millions of mobile-phone subscribers in Africa saw the company icon on their phone screens change from Zain to Airtel last fall. (Associated Press)

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In this Jan 7, 2008, photo, Kenyan politician William Ruto, during a meeting in Narobi, Kenya. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges to charge six Kenyans, including the country's deputy prime minister, with crimes against humanity including murder, persecution and rape committed during post election violence in 2007-2008. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

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Macdonald Ondara, in orange, of Kenya runs back from Asilomar State Beach on his way to winning the men's division of the Big Sur Half Marathon in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/ Monterey County Herald, David Royal)

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The United States Embassy, left, is pictured with blasted ruins next to it in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Aug. 8, 1998 the day after terrorist bombs in Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania exploded killing at least 130 and injuring at least 2,200. Officials in the United States, Kenya and Tanzania refused to speculate on who was responsible. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin)

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Villagers in Dertu, Kenya, get medial attention at a mobile hospital, one of the changes that has come to Dertu since it was named a U.N. Millennium Village. (Associated Press)

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, left, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, second from left, Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, third from right, and Sudan President Omar Bashir, second from right, attend the signing into law of the new Kenyan constitution, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

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In a photo made Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 a mother dresses her baby after he was examined by doctors in order to receive a new vaccine at the Walter Reed Project Research Center in Kombewa in Western Kenya. For Africans wondering whether the malaria drugs they've bought are real, there may soon be a quick way of finding out: sending a text message. Across the continent, more than 30 percent of malaria medicines are estimated to be fake, and many look identical to the real thing. A new project called mPedigree lets consumers send in a code via text message that lets them check if their drugs are genuine(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)

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In this Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 picture a caretaker looks after a baby girl in the Siaya hospital in Western Kenya. The girl was found abandoned in the street and suffering with malaria. For Africans wondering whether the malaria drugs they've bought are real, there may soon be a quick way of finding out: sending a text message. Across the continent, more than 30 percent of malaria medicines are estimated to be fake, and many look identical to the real thing. A new project called mPedigree lets consumers send in a code via text message that lets them check if their drugs are genuine. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)

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Children in a Madrassa reciting the Holy Quran during the start of the holy month of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Aug.12, 2010. Muslims all over the world observe this month by fasting, reciting the Quran and eating according to laid down custom.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

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A Muslim man perform ablution before the prayers at a mosque during the first Friday in the holy month of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Aug.13, 2010.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)