on its infrastructure. he also said that 4,000 care centres had been set up which would provide basic supplies like electricity, water and medical treatment, if the main services were affected. the far right party of brazil s outgoing president, jair bolsonaro, has issued a challenge to 0ctober s election that saw him lose narrowly to luiz inacio lula da silva. the liberal party claims without proof that some voting machines were compromised. in recent months, we ve been reporting on the drought in somalia the worst to hit the country in decades. growing numbers of children are dying, hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and facing famine. the ongoing war between the somali government and the militant group al shabab has made the situation much worse. the bbc has gained rare and exclusive access to the somali army s elite specialforces unit, danab,
rare and exclusive access to the somali army s elite specialforces unit, danab, which is spearheading the campaign against al shabaab, the soldiers are trained by the us. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined danab in the hiraan region in central somalia. let s go, let s go, let s go. these are somalia s most battle hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes. this special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and suddenly, in the midst of a terrible drought, they re making progress. we arrive in the ruins of a small town. a recent battle here saw the formidable militant group al sha bab driven out.
frequent. in recent months, we ve been reporting on the drought in somalia the worst to hit the country in decades. growing numbers of children are dying, hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and facing famine. the ongoing war between the somali government and the militant group al shabab has made the situation much worse. the bbc has gained rare and exclusive access to the somali army s elite specialforces unit, danab, which is spearheading the campaign against al shabab. the soldiers are trained by the united states. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined danab in the hiraan region in central somalia. let s go, let s go, let s go. these are somalia s most battle hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes.