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Elkanah Odembo, Kenya's ambassador to the United States, is scheduled to participate in a briefing on Somalia to be held in Atlanta Nov. 29.
Mr. Odembo's East African nation borders war-torn Somalia, which is being wracked by a drought and famine made worse by the inability of aid agencies to enter areas controlled by Islamist rebel forces.
Kenya is the site of many refugee camps, including the Dadaab camp where Atlanta-based CARE International works extensively. CARE is hosting the briefing, which is being organized by the young leaders of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta to address the humanitarian crisis in the horn of Africa.
Mr. Odembo visited Atlanta last October to talk about Kenya's new constitution and how it is bringing about a political renaissance in the country.
To register for the briefing, click here.
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