July 11, 2023
West Africa: Separatists Torch Trucks of Cocoa As Farmers Protest Ban on Exports to Nigeria
Cameroon's anglophone rebels have torched truckloads of cocoa that were bound for French-speaking towns as farmers protest a ban of exports to Nigeria. Read more »
June 28, 2023
Nigeria: Humanitarian, Security Crises in Northeastern Nigeria Reach New Heights
U.N. agencies are warning that the food security and nutrition crises in northeastern Nigeria have reached alarming new heights and that swift global action is needed to head off a… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: Aid Organisation Warns of Looming Food Crisis in Sudan
A catastrophic food crisis looms in Sudan if fighting doesn't stop, said Freydoun Borhani, team leader with aid organization Mercy Corps in Gedaref state, on the Ethiopian border. Read more »
June 08, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Suspends Food Aid to Ethiopia
The Washington Post reports the U.S. government is suspending food aid to Ethiopia after an investigation uncovered a scheme to divert the food from the poor to the Ethiopian… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Cameroon: Villagers Say Elephants Devastate Farmlands, Plead for Help
Villagers in southern Cameroon are complaining about the destruction of farmland by wild elephants in areas bordering Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and are calling on authorities to… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Kenya: Economists Say Newly-Arrived Ukrainian Wheat Could Ease Hunger
Kenyan economists say newly-arrived wheat imports from Ukraine could help ease hunger in drought-stricken areas and bring down high food prices. Thirty thousand tons of wheat… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Africa: American Cindy Mccain to Head UN World Food Program
American Cindy McCain will take over as executive director of the United Nations World Food Program when current director David Beasley steps down next month. Read more »
February 09, 2023
Somalia: Drought-Ravaged Somalis Survive On Porridge As Famine Looms
Somalia and the United Nations are appealing for $2.6 billion to aid millions of Somalis facing hunger as the country remains gripped by a record-setting drought. Somalia has been… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: U.S. Launches Initiative to Support Farmers Amid #AfricaClimateCrisis
In partnership with the African Union, the United Nations and others, the U.S. State Department has kicked off an initiative to help African farmers and governments prepare for and… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: First-Ever Africa Vegan Restaurant Week Held On the Continent
Animal products such as beef, fish, poultry and dairy are heavily featured in many traditional African dishes. Some environmental and animal welfare advocates are hoping to change… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: Leaders Discuss Path to Food Security At Dakar Summit
African heads of state and development partners will discuss ways to increase Africa's agricultural production at a summit in progress in Senegal. Climate change, soaring… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Africa: Africa's Food Insecurity to Persist Because of Climate Change, Conflicts
U.S. officials say food insecurity in Africa will worsen this year because of climate change, conflict, and market disruptions caused partly by Russia's war on Ukraine. Read more »
January 19, 2023
South Africa: Power Cuts Force Farmers to Cull 10 Million Chicks
South Africa's poultry farmers say they've had to cull almost 10 million chicks because of the country's power crisis. The record blackouts have slowed down production, creating a… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Inches Toward Famine Amid Extreme Drought
The record-breaking drought in the Horn of Africa has affected half the population of Somalia, including in the breakaway region of Somaliland. The United Nations says if more aid… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Says It's Food Secure, Needs No Imports Until Next Harvest
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government says Zimbabwe is now food secure and will not import food until next year. As the government claims are in sharp contrast to aid… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Somalia: Famine in Somalia Averted, for Now, UN Report Says
A United Nations acute food insecurity report on Somalia issued Tuesday finds famine in that country has been narrowly averted due to the response of humanitarian organizations and… Read more »
December 09, 2022
West Africa: Gulf of Guinea Countries Agree to Stop Illegal Chinese Fishing
Chinese boats are decimating West Africa's fish stocks and fishing communities in the Gulf of Guinea, say environmental groups. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Senegal: Senegal Celebrates 'Day of Fonio' As Food Insecurity Looms
As climate change has challenged food security, some African countries that have relied on grain imports, like Senegal, are looking to indigenous grains like fonio that thrive in… 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 »
November 03, 2022
Kenya: Education of Herders' Children Disrupted As Drought Forces Dropouts
Kenyan authorities say the ongoing drought that has left millions of people in need of food aid is also forcing tens of thousands of children in herder communities to drop out of… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Scrambles to Avert Famine
Somali authorities are scrambling to avert famine from a record drought that has affected nearly eight million Somalis, or half the population. The largest city in Somalia's South… 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 19, 2022
Botswana: Farmers Welcome Lifting of EU Beef Export Ban
Cattle farmers in Botswana, one of Africa's top beef exporters to the European Union, have welcomed renewed beef exports to Europe. The move follows a two-month ban that followed… Read more »