Somalilandsun- Somalis are starving because chronic conflict has destroyed their savings and ability to cope with periodic drought.
In this scenario Half of Somalia’s population is in dire need of food aid while the international community has been slow to respond and al-Shabaab is preventing delivery of assistance to areas under its control.
This is per a report published by The International Crisis Group published on 9 May 2017 a policy brief titled “Instruments of Pain (III): Conflict and Famine in Somalia.“
