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I don't know very much about the situation there. If there's anybody that does could you enlighten me about something? It does not become clear from the articl
by SCHiM 9y ago
I don't know very much about the situation there. If there's anybody that does could you enlighten me about something?
It does not become clear from the article how to problem has come into existence. Only crops have failed in Somalia because of the absence of spring rain. What has caused the famine in the rest of the countries? Was the drought so widespread? Are the other mentioned countries dependent on Somalia for their food? Seems like SA also blocks a port that is vital for food imports.
- civilian 9y agoThe Economist's article on it back in March: http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21719827-war-not-drought-reason-people-are-starving-famine-menaces-20m-people http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/2171982... The subtitle: > War, not drought, is the reason people are starving Warlords don't give a shit about providing food to their people. :(
- chiefalchemist 9y agoAs is always the case, follow the money :(
- sp332 9y agoOne of the linked PDFs has a good summary. https://web.archive.org/web/20170628173535/http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ep/wfp292340.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170628173535/http://documents.... Nigeria: Conflict has disrupted food production, trade and markets. Somalia: The crisis is caused by three consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. South Sudan: The famine in South Sudan is man-made. Yemen: The conflict in Yemen is a man-made disaster that could reach a point of no-return in 2017.