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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Read the latest news and analysis about Africa and food insecurity below.
As a growing number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS seek assistance from the state, South Africa's social development department has begun drawing up a plan to address their needs....
The authorities in Cameroon have discovered that they are paying civil service salaries to 45,000 employees who do not actually exist....
Zimbabweans are facing chaos and confusion as they try to deposit and spend their cash before it becomes worthless on 21 August....
Zimbabwean authorities have seized more than $50m worth of old banknotes at roadblocks and border posts in a crackdown on money launderers....
Serious concerns are being raised about the counting of votes in the Democratic Republic of Congo's first multi-party elections in 40 years....
Aid thinking moves in policy cycles, and the dogma for now, at least for the big European donors, is to give aid directly to governments....
The first results from Sunday's landmark elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being published outside some of the 50,000 polling stations around this vast country....
Zimbabwe's central bank has announced that three zeros will be taken off every banknote to help consumers deal with inflation of almost 1,200%....
BBC News has been to Zambia as part of a special series looking at how Africa is faring one year on after the promises of increased aid made at the G8 summit in Gleneagles....
Togo's newly elected President Faure Gnassingbe has ordered a probe into the violence triggered by the disputed poll that brought him to power last month....
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