(ERGO) – Calls about continuing drought dominated this week’s batch of feedback (9-15 March 2026) to Radio Ergo’s nationwide call-in platform, alongside a lesser number of callers reporting rainfall mainly in central and across scattered southern locations. Callers in some locations noted that the rainfall was less than expected or inconsistent. Farmers in several southern regions complained of crop failure and loss of livestock due to the drought. Drought calls from Lower Shabelle region this week were prominent. Two callers in Beletweyne, however, reported the sudden rise in river water levels despite the lack of rainfall. On other topics, several callers complained about the rejection of the Somali shilling by traders in favour of mobile money payments. Females accounted for about one third of the callers, speaking on topics including drought and rainfall, floods, health and mental health, livestock, IDPs, and one mother in Dollow reporting her young son as a missing person.
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