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Africa: UN - U.S.$4.4 Billion Needed to Prevent 'Catastrophe' of Famine
Al Jazeera, 22 February 2017
The United Nations needs $4.4bn by the end of next month to prevent "a catastrophe" of hunger and famine in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, according to Secretary-General… Read more »
Billions Needed to Avoid Famine - UN
More than 20 million people face starvation in four countries and the United Nations says it needs U.S.$4.4 billion by the end of next March to prevent a catastrophe.
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Africa: Dying of Hunger - What Is a Famine?
Al Jazeera, 28 February 2017
From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or misguided politics. Read more »
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Africa: AfDB Takes Agricultural Transformation Discourse to India, Cradle of Green Revolution
African Development Bank (AfDB), 28 February 2017
Agriculture, agri-business and agro-industries will dominate the knowledge events of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group scheduled to take place from May… Read more »
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Africa: Oslo Conference Calls On Donors to Fight Famine, Starvation
RFI, 24 February 2017
An international donor conference in Oslo, Norway aiming to raise a chunk of the 1.4 billion euros the United Nations says it needs to address deepening food insecurity in the… Read more »
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Africa: Experts - African Hunger Crisis Largely Man-made
VOA, 27 February 2017
This year, more so than usual, hunger is stalking Africa. The United Nations has declared a famine in parts of South Sudan and food insecurity is affecting tens of millions in… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Sustainable Development Beyond Food Security Issue
Ethiopian Herald, 28 February 2017
With enough food to feed everyone on the planet, why are there so many hungry people? This is just a rational question posed by the United Nations. As long as a number of hungry… Read more »
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Africa: 3 Key Ingredients to Achieve Food Security in Africa
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 27 February 2017
Feeding a growing number of Africans, as climate change intensifies, will require boosting harvests - and environmental protection African farmers face one of the greatest… Read more »
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Kenya: 3 Million Kenyans Get Relief Food
East African, 26 February 2017
The Kenya government has doubled relief food rations to feed 3 million people, up from an initial 1.3 million under the feeding programme, State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu… Read more »
