Al-Shabaab is continuing to finance its operations through charcoal exports from the port of Kismayu, the United Nations Environmental Programme says in a new report.
Al-Shabab makes as much as $56 million (Sh4.8 billion) a year by shipping charcoal from Kismayu and Baraawe, another port in southern Somalia, Unep estimates.
The African Union Mission in Somalia is contesting Shabaab’s control of Baraawe, while Kismayu has been occupied by Kenyan troops since October 2012…
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