The carcass of a donkey who died, thirsty and hungry, near the town of Kargi, Marsabit county, Kenya. Drought has descended yet again in the north of the country, the latest in a series of climate shocks rippling through the Horn of Africa. Reuters
Bargeri, a herdsman from the Rendille ethnic group, surveys the carcass of his donkey. Some desperate people have resorted to slaughtering and drying the meat from their animals that die from hunger as a way of preserving some food for later use. Reuters
A herdsman from the Rendille ethnic group, walks his camel to drink at a waterhole. Reuters
Herder Yusuf Abdullahi is aghast at the sight of the carcasses of his 40 goats who died in Dertu, Wajir County. AP Photo
An emaciated cow tries to feed on a tree branch with dry leaves in one of the villages that has lost most of its livestock due to famine caused by the continuing. An estimated two million Kenyans face starvation and President Uhuru Kenyatta declared the drought a 'national disaster' and ordered the immediate release of emergency relief food for the victims. EPA
Herding goats across the parched landscape.towards some much-needed water. Reuters
Herder children who look after their family's camels cool off and fill plastic containers at a water point in the desert near Dertu. AP Photo
