Can Somalia avoid a famine? | Inside Story

Parts of Somalia will likely be in famine by the end of the year.
That is the warning from the UN's humanitarian chief, who is calling for urgent assistance to avoid a catastrophe.
7.8 million people are going hungry because of severe drought, high food prices and political instability.
Is there still time to prevent a crisis?
And what is needed to break Somalia's cycle of aid dependency?

Presenter: Laura Kyle

Guests:

Afyare Elmi - Executive Director, Heritage Institute for Policy Studies

Michael Dunford - Regional Director for Eastern Africa, World Food Programme

Nisar Majid - Research Associate, London School of Economics

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