Djibouti (Sunatimes) President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti has urged the international community to aid drought-struck population in Somalia, where hundreds of thousands of Somalis are said to be on the brink of starvation due to severe drought that has hit the Horn of African country.

President Guelleh said that drought-stricken people in Somalia ought to be saved from starving due to the current drought and famine related crisis in the country.

Meanwhile, the president has called on traders in his country to refrain from skyrocketing food prices during the Holy Month of Ramadan in which Muslims are expected to fast as from today.