Reporter Scott Tong recounts his trip to East Africa.
Many experts suggest the global aid community – including the largest donor, the United States – responded too late to the famine in the Horn of Africa.
Popular online ads for famine victims don't benefit actual famine victims.
After being forced to flee their homeland, refugees set up at camps in Kenya have continued on with life, including starting up businesses.
Somali refugees in Kenya are using cell phones for a number of monetary transactions.
A look at Somalia’s underground economy -- illegal trade of charcoal and sugar all showing up in a booming section of Nairobi.
Gaddafi invested heavily in development projects all over Africa. What happens to the countries and those investments now?

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