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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Women’s safety endangered by gender-based violence in Somaliland due to one of its worst droughts

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As the Horn of Africa grapples with one of the worst droughts in its history, the dry conditions in Somaliland mean that women and girls are being put at an increased risk of gender-based violence.

Extreme hunger and water scarcity are impacting 14 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, with women often bearing the burden of having to find food and drink during the drought.

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