Somali diaspora pools resources for famine victims

2012-08-23 6

Somali charities in the UK are putting their different agendas aside and pooling their resources for the famine-hit country.

London's money transfer offices are busy. And remittances to the worst hit areas of Somalia are up 10 per cent.

These efforts are a lifeline for the starving people; but not enough to end a 21st century famine.

Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela reports from London, home to one of the largest Somali communities in Europe.

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