More than half of Somalia’s population is at serious risk of famine over the next two months unless aid is immediately increased. Deforestation, and al-Shabab’s activities depriving citizens of their livelihoods, were also key challenges facing Somalia. Somalis are dying from climate-induced drought fuelled by other nations’ consumption. It has appealed for nearly $1bn (£831m) but Somalia says it has only received a fraction of that. Is the war in Ukraine overshadowing what is happening in the horn of Africa?
