... worse news for Somalia

Officials are warning that crises and catastrophes are continuing to develop throughout East Africa. Most recently, attacks from militant groups are making it nearly impossible for relief agencies to distribute food those who are on the verge of starvation in southern Somalia. The actions by militant groups have led to a partial suspension food distribution throughout much of the nation.

The result is more than 1 million people in the area in peril -- according to the United Nations.

One agency, the World Food Programme, is “deeply concerned about rising hunger and suffering among the most vulnerable due to these unprecedented and inhumane attacks on purely humanitarian operations,” the agency said in a statement. Four of the agency’s staff members have been killed in recent years.

Despite difficulties, though, food supplies are still being dispensed in the capital city Mogadishu and several other areas.