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Somalia: On the brink of famine

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Somalia is teetering on the edge of famine. Last time this happened, more than a quarter of a million people died. Aid agencies are warning that eight million people are facing extreme hunger. Al Shabaab, an Islamist militant group, is making it difficult to get aid there.

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