EDITORIAL: Why hunger is fed by politics, not famine
An internally displaced woman carries her child as they wait for assistance at Hariirad town of Awdal region, Somaliland on April 9, 2016. PHOTO | FEISAL OMAR | REUTERS
Once again, a not-so-unpredictable crisis is unfolding in the three Horn of Africa countries of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.
The humanitarian agency Oxfam is reporting that as of June 2019, some 15.3 million were in need of assistance, primarily food and other essential needs.