February 23
Cameroon: Cameroon Hosts Conference On Chronic Child Malnutrition
Health workers, officials and humanitarians from 15 French-speaking sub-Saharan countries are meeting in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, to discuss chronic child malnutrition… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Makes First Large-Scale Wheat Harvest
Malawi has made its first successful large-scale harvest of wheat after years of attempts to find a variety of grain suitable for its soil. Wheat farming is seen as a solution to… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Kenya: Kenya the Focus of Campaign for 100% Hike in Bean Consumption
A campaign in Africa to make beans the answer to food insecurity in areas affected by climate change will begin next week, with a focus on Kenya. A coalition of proponents will… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Sudan: Acute Hunger in Conflict-Ridden Sudan Reaches Record Levels
U.N. agencies warn that hunger in conflict-ridden Sudan has reached record levels, with more than 20.3 million people across the country, over 42% of the population, facing acute… Read more »
March 24, 2023
South Sudan: Food Deliveries Continue in South Sudan Despite Dangers
The shooting deaths of two drivers with the U.N.'s World Food Program in South Sudan last week underscored the country's status as one of the deadliest for aid workers. But aid… Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: UN - School Meal Programs More Than Just a Plate of Food
Nearly 420 million children benefited from free school meals last year, a new World Food Program report said Tuesday, providing an important safety net as hunger reaches… Read more »
February 27, 2023
East Africa: Jill Biden Draws Attention to Unprecedented Hunger Crisis
U.S. first lady Jill Biden made a high-profile visit to a tiny Kenyan community to draw attention to the severe drought that has gripped East Africa and created an unprecedented… Read more »
November 29, 2022
East Africa: Thousands Flee Drought and Hunger in Somalia, Arrive in Kenya
Raho Ali has just arrived from Somalia with four of her children at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) transit area in Kenya's northern border town of… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Senegal: Historic Senegal Fishmeal Factory Lawsuit Dismissed
A court in Senegal has dismissed a lawsuit by a fishermen's collective against a fishmeal factory they had accused of polluting their village and destroying their livelihoods. Read more »
October 22, 2022
Somalia: UN Food Agency Warns Somalia Near Full-Blown Famine
The World Food Program warned Friday it is only a matter of time before Somalia is hit with a full-blown famine and people start dying in droves. Read more »
October 21, 2022
Somalia: Somalia On Brink of Unprecedented Crisis As Famine Looms - WHO
The World Health Organization says hundreds of thousands of people in drought-stricken Somalia may die unless the international community acts urgently to prevent the country from… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Teetering On the Edge of Famine - UN #AfricaClimateCrisis
The United Nations humanitarian office on Somalia says the country is still teetering on the edge of famine. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: MSF Seeks Humanitarian Aid for Malnourished Children in Northwest Nigeria
Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders has called on the United Nations to add northwest Nigeria to its humanitarian response plan, due to high numbers of children suffering… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Senegal: Landmark Lawsuit Filed Against Senegal Fish Meal Factory #AfricaClimateCrisis
A Senegalese fisherman's collective is suing the owners of a fish meal factory, which they say has polluted their village and destroyed their livelihoods. The lawsuit is the first… Read more »
August 07, 2022
Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Arrives in South Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in South Africa on Sunday, the first leg of his three-nation African tour. Read more »
July 05, 2022
Somalia: Drought-Related Malnutrition Kills At Least 500 Children
At least 500 children have died this year of malnutrition as Somalia deals with record-breaking drought, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. Read more »
June 21, 2022
Nigeria: Millions in Nigeria Face Food and Nutrition Crisis
A senior U.N. official warns of catastrophic consequences for millions of people in northeast Nigeria facing a food and nutrition crisis if the U.N. does not receive the funds… Read more »