Refugee crisis: hard facts you must know

Thousands are fleeing war zone. Conflicts are causing mass displacement. The UNHCR report makes some stark revelations on the number of people …

COVID-19 makes a basic meal unaffordable in sub-Saharan Africa

A basic plate of food now costs 186% of a person’s daily income in South Sudan 

Food insecurity in southern Africa up 10%: Report

The region also faces the triple burden of malnutrition

Limited access to land and water affects productivity of women farmers in Africa

FAO study reveals the constraints that make women more vulnerable to climate change and environmental degradation

Violence, conflict push up global hunger crisis

After witnessing a steady decline for over a decade, hunger increased in 2016 and now affects 815 million people worldwide

Agricultural mechanisation can be sustainable in sub-Saharan Africa

A Food and Agriculture Organization report says mechanisation of farms in Africa can be achieved in conjunction with the Save and Grow technique

Recent violence may worsen food crisis in South Sudan

As per a recent assessment by the UN, over 4.8 million people are severely food insecure in the country

Poor harvest in 2019 may push 6.3 million Somalis to hunger by year end

The rainy season in 2019 has been the third-driest in Somalia since the early 1980s

South Sudan in the throes of food insecurity

The number of food-insecure people is expected to peak during the coming lean season, traditionally worst between April and July, when food …

War-torn South Sudan weeks away from possible famine

International agencies fall short of funds, claim the crisis is one of the worst they have seen in years

African ministers call for accelerating actions towards achieving food security

They advocated mainstreaming cross-cutting issues such as gender, nutrition and climate change post-COVID-19

COVID-19 lockdown to inflict $65.7 bln loss on Africa every month: UN

Food security threatened; about 70% slum dwellers surveyed by UN in Kenya missing meals or eating less

Refugee exodus, militia attacks: What is happening in Mali

At least 0.1 mln refugees fled to neighbouring countries; about 1.4 mln in critical need of food assistance