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Nimco Ali

East Africa is gripped by famine, but nobody really seems to care

As the cost-of-living crisis grips the UK, half way across the world another more deadly disaster is unfolding. A fourth season of failed rains is causing one of the worst droughts east Africa has seen in decades.

Ethiopia is battling the worst drought in almost half a century and in Somalia, 40 per cent of the population is at risk of starvation. Land is dry, dusty and barren, which is made worse by climate change.

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