In this fact sheet, we will look at the history of hunger in Africa and current trends, review the unique characteristics and challenges of each of the five subregions, discuss why hunger is so persistent on the continent, and touch on some of the solutions that are making a difference.
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Two opposition candidates in Sierra Leone have formed an alliance for the second round of presidential elections. With almost all the votes counted, All People's Congress leader Ernest Bai Koroma is in the lead with 44%. ...
When residents of Mathare slum in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi staged a recent protest over a five-day water shortage, the police moved to break the demonstration, firing teargas and arresting some of the protestors. The 31 July police action in Bondeni area, however, did not address the cause o...
The ballots are being counted in public - in full view of the party agents - in the country's 6,000 polling stations. Seven presidential candidates are vying to replace Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who is stepping down after serving two terms. ...
Sierra Leoneans go to the polls on 11 August having the second lowest standard of living in the world, according to UN Human Development Report. Of the country’s some six million people, nearly 2.5 million have no access to clean water and even fewer have access to electricity. An estimated 1.5 mi...
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Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has said its fighters will remain in hiding even if a peace deal with the government is reached, unless indictments against several of its leaders are lifted. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicted five LRA commanders, including the group's...
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The spread of Aids is slowing down in some parts of Africa, a World Bank report has suggested.Urban areas in Rwanda, Zambia and Ethiopia were singled out as places where infection rates were lowering.The World Bank's Miriam Schneidman told the BBC that Rwanda had done an "exceptional job" in recogni...
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