Heavy violence, drought, and soaring food prices mean that half of the population of the African country of Somalia is in immediate need of food aid in order to prevent a famine, according to a new study. Every sixth child under the age of five is acutely malnourished, and three and a quarter million people are in need of immediate aid, a number 77% higher than last year, according to the Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU), which is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
heavy violence drought and soaring food prices mean that half of the population of the african country of somalia is in immediate need of food aid in order to prevent a famine according to a new study every sixth child under the age of five is acutely malnourished and three and a quarter million people are in need of immediate aid a number 77 higher than last year according to the food security analysis unit fsau which is based in nairobi kenya