More hunger pangs as Igad forecasts failed rains again
A family prepares a meal of beans in hunger-stricken Turkana County in Kenya. Economies in the greater Horn of Africa are expected to take further beating from ongoing drought. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Economies in the greater Horn of Africa are expected to take further beating from ongoing drought, which regional bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) says will see another poor rainy season in the coming months.
And early estimates released this week show that each of the economies will need at least five percent of their GDP to rebuild or cushion citizens from the heat of drought, implying urgent diversion of funds needed to deal with the humanitarian crisis.
