Africa
Southern Africa: 1.6 Million Children Still Need Urgent Assistance After Cyclone Idai
Just over a month after Cyclone Idai tore through Southern Africa bringing devastating floods, UNICEF says the needs in Mozambique remain massive, with 1 million children in need of assistance, followed by more than 443,000 in Malawi and 130,000 in Zimbabwe....
All hands on deck: Halting the vicious circle of stunting in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world with a growing number of children under the age of five who have stunted growth, meaning they are too short for their age. Although the number of children affected by stunting globally has decreased drastically since 1990, Africa is the only region...
WorldFish trains farmers to boost food security
A non-profit research organisation, WorldFish, has trained small scale fish farmers in Nigeria to boost food production in the country. The Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer, WorldFish, Mrs Ajibola Olaniyi, told our correspondent in an interview on the sidelines of the training in Lagos t...
Hunger stalks Mozambique after deadly cyclone destroys farmland
Hundreds of rural communities were plunged into food crisis after Cyclone Idai tore through central Mozambique on March 14, humanitarian workers say. The government estimates that more than 700,000 hectares of agricultural land was flooded, leaving many farmers with nothing to harvest....
Kenyan anger over Turkana ‘starvation’ being ignored
Kenyans have accused their government of ignoring drought victims following reports that at least 10 people have died of hunger in the north-western Turkana region. The hashtag #WeCannotIgnore has been trending on Twitter in the countr...
United States provides additional US$15 million to respond to increased food insecurity in Zimbabwe
The United States Government announced US$15 million in additional funding to respond to the critical food security situation in Zimbabwe. The contribution, provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), brings the total U.S. funding for the current lean season to US$38 mill...
South Sudan’s hunger is growing, despite 5 months of peace
Five months into South Sudan’s fragile peace, 1.5 million people are on the brink of starvation and half the population, more than six million people, are facing extreme hunger, say the United Nations and South Sudan’s government in a report issued Friday....
Risk & Resilience: Advancing Food and Nutrition Security in Nigeria through Feed the Future
A new report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies examines the challenges and opportunities of Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative, working in the complex political, economic, environmental, and cultural context of Nigeria....
Solar power sales help women avoid food insecurity in Yemen
WASHINGTON — Solar panels are providing women in Yemen access to energy and a way to escape famine conditions that continue to threaten the country. ...
Lesotho: Acute Food Insecurity Situation December 2018 – February 2019
As projected in May/June 2018, the Food security situation is expected to deteriorate during the peak lean season between December 2018 to February 2019. ...
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