Ninety-year-old Amina Yusuf Cige, who lives in the village of Xidhinta in Somaliland, has survived 12 droughts, but told ActionAid that the current situation was the worst she had experienced in her lifetime. 

“The drought has hit us hard. We have no water. Fuel is very expensive. We used to eat sorghum, rice, pasta and macaroni. But now we do not have the money to buy these foods. We are starving,” she said. 

“It used to be nice in the past, but now the world is ending.” 

Amina Ibrahim Ege, 80, from rural Ceel-Giniseed village in Gabiley district, said: “The crisis outside Somaliland is reaching here.” 

She explained how 25kg of rice has risen 50 per cent from $20, to around $30 over the past month, while petrol has soared from $12 to around $30 for five litres. 

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