Somali famine declared over, but UN urges caution

The UN says that Somalia's famine is over, but warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from slipping back.

UN warns Somalia famine likely to spread further

Famine has spread to another Somali region and the UN has warned more areas will become affected in the next four months.

SA criticised for slow response to Horn of Africa crisis

Amid UN reports that famine has spread further through Somalia, South Africa has been criticised for not doing enough to help the region.

Aid groups ready to work with rebels

Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab rebels in Somalia will accept help from relief groups, lifting the two year ban on foreign aid.

UN: Global hunger declines for first time in 15 years

The number of undernourished people around the world has declined by nearly 10% in the last year, the UN food agency said on Tuesday.

World wakes to African hunger

In a disaster predicted months ago by aid agencies, Africa's Sahel region is lurching towards a food crisis which the world has only weeks to avert.

How did it come to this?

More than two-thirds of Zimbabwe's population needs food aid, many are dying of hunger and this year's harvest will be the worst in decades.

Zim on the brink of new crisis as food runs out

Six months after the elections, Zimbabwe still lacks a functioning government and is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.

SA farmers to help lure Zim investment

South African farmers will help rebuild Zimbabwean agriculture if the new government can resuscitate the stagnant sector.

Spectre of famine as harvest fails

Five million people will need help within months, warns the UN. Families flee as many are reduced to one meal a day, writes Chris McGreal.

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