Zimbabwe: Zim Seeks U.S.$500 Million to Avert Hunger

Zimbabwe is facing one of its worst humanitarian crisis in two decades after it emerged that nearly US$500 million is required to mitigate the effects of an El Niño-induced drought that has seen millions facing hunger while thousands of livestock have already perished, the Zimbabwe Independent can report.

The cash-strapped government will be forced to extend its begging bowl to relief agencies and development partners to avert hunger.

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