Original sentence: Currently Somalia suffers from the ongoing Somali Civil War, which destabilised the country and devastated its economy, leading to widespread poverty and contributed to the piracy off the Somali coast, drawing much international attention to the country.Nevertheless the Somali economy slowly recovered in the past, so Somalia could maintain a healthy informal economy, based mainly on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, and telecommunications.The Somali Civil war destroyed much of the once stable Somali economy, causing massive poverty and making Somalia to one of the most poorest countries of the world
Edited sentence: Despite civil unrest, Somalia has maintained a healthy informal economy, based mainly on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, and telecommunications.Despite suffering from civil strife and instability, Somalia has also managed to sustain a free market economy which, according to the UN, outperforms those of many other countries in Africa