Under a un mandate, the African Union currently has 22,000 troops stationed in somalia to support the newly elected government and 315 aid organizations. Aid organizations in somalia are viewed as outsiders, but they see themselves as lifesavers. The region in the horn of africa is in the midst of a severe drought. Aid workers get a closer look at the situation by driving to remote areas. They maintain radio contact during the entire journey. High Security Walls protect their base, which is guarded by soldiers in the semiautonomous region of puntland. Somalia is considered a failed state, with different regions battling each other. To bolster security two are jeeps lead the convoy and two bring up the rear, with the aid workers in the middle. The route goes through areas that are usually green, but now theres only dust the landscape remains the same for hours. The lack of precipitation during four rainy seasons has left its mark on somalia. Starved livestock litter the roadside. A noma
Under a un mandate, the African Union currently has 22,000 troops stationed in somalia to support the newly elected government and 315 aid organizations. Aid organizations in somalia are viewed as outsiders, but they see themselves as lifesavers. The region in the horn of africa is in the midst of a severe drought. Aid workers get a closer look at the situation by driving to remote areas. They maintain radio contact during the entire journey. High Security Walls protect their base, which is guarded by soldiers in the semiautonomous region of puntland. Somalia is considered a failed state, with different regions battling each other. To bolster security two are jeeps lead the convoy and two bring up the rear, with the aid workers in the middle. The route goes through areas that are usually green, but now theres only dust the landscape remains the same for hours. The lack of precipitation during four rainy seasons has left its mark on somalia. Starved livestock litter the roadside. A noma
Tried but failed to bring about peace. The clans continue to fight it out. And for the last 10 years, the Islamist Al Shabaab group has contributed to the chaos. Under a un mandate, the African Union currently has 22,000 troops stationed in somalia to support the newly elected government and 315 aid organizations. Aid organizations in somalia are viewed as outsiders, but they see themselves as lifesavers. The region in the horn of africa is in the midst of a severe drought. Aid workers get a closer look at the situation by driving to remote areas. They maintain radio contact during the entire journey. High Security Walls protect their base, which is guarded by soldiers in the semiautonomous region of puntland. Somalia is considered a failed state, with different regions battling each other. To lstetesecurity two e jejeeps ad theheonvoy dd two brinup theheear, with the aid d works in t the middle. The route goes through areas that are usually green, but now theres only dust the landscap