Feature: Somali city reeling from inflation amid al-Shabab-imposed blockade

MOGADISHU, July 20 (Xinhua) -- For close to two weeks, Baidoa, the interim administrative headquarters of Somalia's South-West State, has been under siege amid a blockade of major transport arteries by al-Shabab militants.

The al-Qaida-linked armed group blocked the only major road plying the Somali capital of Mogadishu to Baidoa and the situation has caused a shortage of food and other essential supplies.