As Western donors pull back and food insecurity deepens in the landlocked south-eastern African nation, the rise of a UK-registered Islamic charity is exposing both the necessity…
The country has a collapsing currency and public sector, widespread hunger and corruption linked to the police, military and presidency
The skies over Sudan are pregnant with the promise of rain, but for millions, this is not a promise of life, but a chilling harbinger of death. The guns have fallen silent only…
Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23
US peace talks to end the 16-month war in the country have yielded no concrete results
Both sides are accused of war crimes, and millions of people have been displaced and face famine in 14 areas of civil war in the country
The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño
Insurgents have moved into villages that used to be safe, forcing people to flee. That instability is driving widespread hunger
Food security discourse remains in strong support of development and food aid, which has almost certainly undermined the stability of local agricultural markets in Africa
A United Nations spokesperson said the latest detentions had occurred in the capital of Afar province, on the only functional road leading into famine-threatened Tigray.
‘The Taliban also registered the serial numbers of their weapons and just asked them not to move around in the streets while armed but stay within the compound until everything…
Roughly 45-million people in southern Africa are in urgent need of food aid as a result of drought, flooding and economic hardship, the UN said Thursday. “This hunger crisis is…
The impact of climate change on agriculture and food production is clear: the sector will suffer. Here’s what needs to be done
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Cyclone Kenneth made landfall late Thursday in Cabo Delgado province, packing wind gusts of up to 220 kilometres per hour
Food insecurity remains a pressing issue in South Africa – one that every individual, organisation and government body should commit to ending
The threat of severe food shortages in Ethiopia motivated Abebe Haregewoin and other expatriates into action, creating a Go Fund Me page.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this season, El Niño affects 550 000 people, bringing hunger and hardship.
Studies show that feeding programmes at schools not only reduce stunting, but also combat obesity and lead to increased enrolment in schools.
An eight-month-long drought in in north-east Haiti has caused the loss of two harvest seasons, says the National Co-ordination of Food Security.
