Strong growth hasn't ended Africa's food crisis, says UN
Sub-Saharan Africa posts economic growth rates higher than the worldwide average but has the planet's greatest food security problems, the UN says.
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A temporary break from food riots
Although food prices have continued to rise, riots because of this fact have been almost non-existent as people have generally suffered in silence.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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