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Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate
A newly displaced Somali woman holds her malnourished baby at a stabilisation centre for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Kismayo. [Simon Maina/AFP]
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate
Somalia ranks among the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change. [Simon Maina/AFP]
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate
A woman builds her family hut in an IDP camp on the outskirts of Kismayo. [Simon Maina/AFP]
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate
Displaced Somali people collect water from a well inside an IDP camp. [Simon Maina/AFP]
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate
Farmers, whose herds and crops have been decimated, describe one of the worst droughts ever recorded. [Simon Maina/AFP]
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate
More than 200 health centres and 400 schools have closed since last year. [Simon Maina/AFP]
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate
Several international organisations have stopped operations in the camps on the outskirts of Kismayo. [Simon Maina/AFP]
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate
Displaced Somali people sit under the shade of a tree as they wait for medical attention at an IDP camp on the outskirts of Kismayo. [Simon Maina/AFP]
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