Horn of Africa drought to worsen, says Unicef

The plight of millions of people left hungry by a harsh drought across the Horn of Africa is set to worsen, a top UN official has warned.

Millions of lives threatened in the Horn of Africa

Across the Horn of Africa, a fierce drought is forcing more than 10-million people to rely on emergency food aid, up from a forecast of six-million.

Kenya shows camel's milk is set for boom times

Camel's milk, cherished by the Cushite people of Kenya, is now enjoying a renaissance in the capital Nairobi and could become internationally coveted.

UN: Horn of Africa hit by worst drought in 60 years

Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

West 'causing drought' in Iran, says Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused Western countries of devising plans to "cause drought" in the Islamic republic.

Over 2,6-million go hungry in Niger

Over 2,6-million people in Niger do not have enough to eat in the largely desert country which suffered one of its worst ever food crises in 2010.

Turning to veggies to survive

Under the shade of a Dambi tree overlooking the green fields of southern Ethiopia, Hussein Godana is giving a ­cookery lesson. Of sorts.

Funding drought

Only nine African governments have met the target of allocating 10% of their national budget to agriculture.

Niger: Animal graveyards and a struggle for survival

Tens of thousands of animals across Niger have died in the last few months; literally starving to death.

Niger's markets are full yet famine shadows dusty roads

Expensive imports and aid remain out of reach for 12-million people facing country's worst food crisis in years.

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