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27/11/2012 – Image Samuel Zoungrana/OCHA]
27.11.2012. Successive years of poor rains
have eroded the coping mechanisms of pastoralists in Djibouti’s rural regions,
even as high food prices and unemployment rates afflict the country’s urban
areas. These factors are increasing the vulnerability to food insecurity and
spurring migration.
The area of Balbala, about 12km outside of
Djibouti City, has become home to families fleeing both harsh conditions in the
countryside and dwindling livelihood opportunities in the city.
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