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    FACT SHEET: Africa

    Africa Facts and Statistics

    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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    Test Your Knowledge!

    Hunger Quiz: Africa

    Are you ready to challenge your understanding and make a real impact? Each completed quiz doesn’t just boost your awareness—it also translates into tangible aid for those in need. As you uncover surprising truths about hunger in Africa, Hunger Notes will make a donation to organizations responding to hunger.

     

    Africa Hunger in the News

    Read the latest news and analysis about Africa and food insecurity below.

President Barack Obama speaks on the Trayvon Martin case.  Photo: Win McNamee/AFP/Getty Images

President Obama: Trayvon Martin could have been me (video)

by Transcipt of his talk July 21, 2013

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Billions in debt, Detroit tumbles into insolvency

by Monica Davey and Mary Williams Walsh New York Times July 18, 2013

DETROIT — Detroit, the cradle of America’s automobile industry and once the nation’s fourth-most-populous city, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, the largest American city ever to take such a course....

License plate cameras track millions of Americans

by Craig Timberg Washington Post July 17, 2013

The spread of cheap, powerful cameras capable of reading license plates has allowed police to build databases on the movements of millions of Americans over months or even years, according to an American Civil Liberties Union report released Wednesda...

A young boy rides his bike through the courtyard of a Sibley Plaza housing complex near the parking lot where Washington’s Temple Courts Apartments once stood. Temple Courts was torn down five years ago as part of a plan to rejuvenate the area, into which the city had pledged to marshal hundreds of millions of dollars in public and private investment. Today, hundreds of people remain far from their homes, some in living conditions no better than the ones they left. Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu/Washington Post

In Senate, an emotional appeal to restore ‘heart and soul’ of Voting Rights Act is made by Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a leader of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery

by Warren Richey Christian Science Monitor July 17, 2013

Rep. John Lewis (D) of Georgia, an icon of the civil rights movement, urged members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to quickly restore a key section of the Voting Rights Act that recently had been struck down as unconstitutional....

McDonald’s offers budget tool for workers— who may need a second job

by Jenn Harris Los Angeles Times July 16, 2013

Mc Donald's has launched a website devoted to financial advice and tips for its employees called Practical Money Skills for Life, and in the process possibly signaled the fast-food giant isn't paying employees a decent wage. ...

Path ahead is unclear for food stamp funding

by Ed O'Keefe Washington Post July 12, 2013

The lead Democratic architect of the Senate farm bill on Friday faulted conservative Republicans for casting doubt on the future of federal farm and food aid policy as House GOP leaders left Washington for the weekend with no immediate plans to take ...

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