How climate change, insecurity squeezed ordinary Somalia folk

An al-shabaab soldier stands next to women during food distribution at a displaced persons camp in Shebelle, Mogadishu, July 6, 2011.

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As the year ends, Mr Ahmed Abdulle, a fruit juice seller in Mogadishu’s Hodan district, depicts what a bad season this has been. His is a story about grief from the harmful effects of climate change in Somalia.

Abdulle told The EastAfrican that he had lost close to 400heads of goats and sheep to the most devastating drought in between 2021-2023.