The Horn of Africa Region is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years, leaving more than 17 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan food insecure. Recurrence of droughts is more pronounced and the region continues to suffer devastating effects. While this could be worst drought in six decades, the region has suffered a number of serious droughts in between.
In 1973 and 1984, Ethiopia experienced severe droughts, leading to widespread famines. In Somalia 250,000 people died and up to two million displaced because of the drought from 1991 to 1993. In 2011 and 2012, a severe drought once again affected the entire East Africa region and millions of smallholder farmers and pastoralists.
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