Somalia: The World’s Worst Famine in a Generation
East Africa Food Crisis – Somaliland (Photo: Oxfam International)
Somalia is in the midst of the world’s worst famine in a generation. Despite an announcement from al-Shabaab, the Islamic militant group is still blocking foreign aid agencies. The BBC’s Will Ross reports from one of the camps for displaced people in the capital, Mogadishu.
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