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Al-Shabaab's underground economy

International aid, mining resources from neighbouring countries, trafficking to Asia… Al-Shabaab's revenue streams remain intact. [...] (337 words)

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Soldiers from the Uganda People's Defense Force deployed with AMISOM in Somalia. © DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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