Kismayo, Somalia, May 6, 2026 (AFP) - Triple hit of aid cuts, drought, conflict leaves Somalis desperate

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2026-05-06

Maryam saw her goats starve, her crops fail and buried two of her children before she finally gave up hope and sought help from international aid agencies in southern Somalia. She left her village with her remaining six children, making the long journey on the Jubba River to one of a clutch of makeshift settlements on the outskirts of Kismayo, the capital of Somalia's Jubaland state. But there was no food there either. Three straight seasons of......

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