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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Nick Ferris

Real risk of famine in Somalia due to aid cuts: ‘We don’t know where support will come from’

Parts of Somalia are at real risk of famine at the start of 2026, a Somali minister has warned – with the number of people classified in “food emergency” having tripled in the country’s South West State this year.

Nasir Arush, minister of humanitarian affairs in South West State, told The Independent that the crisis was driven by cuts to humanitarian aid in the country, which have been felt particularly accutely in his state.

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