Djibouti Appeals for International Aid to Curb Drought Effects

Djibouti appealed for $21 million from international donors to help deal with a drought that has left about 120,000 of the country’s citizens vulnerable.

Almost all of the dams and wells in the Horn of Africa nation have run dry, resulting in a scarcity of drinking water among the rural population, Communication and Culture Minister Abdi Ahmed Houssein said in a press briefing broadcast on state television yesterday. Cattle mortality rates have also increased, Houssein said.