Red Cross banned from al-Shabaab controlled areas in Somalia

Al-Shabaab's ban on one of the few agencies still operating in Somalia could deprive hundreds of thousands of people of critical food aid.

Africa can feed itself -- and it should

The opportunities are there and leaders must work together to make them bear fruit.

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.

Minister: North Korea pleading for food aid

North Korea has stepped up calls for international food aid amid shortages caused by its economic mismanagement and military spending.

Hand out food or leave, Somali insurgents tell agencies

Hardline Islamist insurgents in southern Somalia told international aid agencies on Tuesday to hand out all the food in their warehouses, or leave.

Confident Tsvangirai believes in deal

Zimbabwe's prime minister designate says he does not trust Robert Mugabe but believes he is committed to their new power-sharing deal.

Swazis may face even worse food crisis

What happens to a nation whose people depend on the largesse of international donor agencies for their existence, once support is withdrawn?

Food rots as Zim aid ban continues

Aid agencies in Zimbabwe remain barred from reaching millions of starving Zimbabweans, despite two separate agreements in the inter-party talks.

Millions in Horn of Africa face food disaster

Nearly 15-million people in the Horn of Africa region are facing a humanitarian disaster unless donors urgently release funds to deliver supplies.

Wanted: Foreign navy to escort UN food to Somalia

Somalia faces a serious food crisis if no nation steps forward with naval ships to escort relief shipments through pirate-infested waters.

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