Somali Americans Face Setbacks in Sending Aide to Drought Victims

The Takeaway

The drought in the Horn of Africa has sent tens of thousands of Somalians to refugee camps in search of necessary resources. In Minneapolis, a large community of Somali-Americans are doing their best to send aid overseas. But their efforts are fraught with difficulty because of the dangerous climate in Somalia, where Islamist militants aligned with al-Qaida have control. Nimco Ahmed, a community organizer in Minneapolis and member of the Somali Advisory Council, talks  about the community’s work to help victims of the drought.

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