March 18
Malawi: Back-to-Back Climate Disasters Leave Malawians Eating Grass Seeds
'Once again, we have nothing.' Read more »
February 28
Kenya: Why Irrigation Needs to Think Smaller to Save Kenyan Pastoralism
'As policymakers consider irrigation investments in the drylands, the past disappointing experiences of large-scale schemes must be taken into account.' Read more »
February 13
Ethiopia: Aid Glitches and Funding Shortfalls Increase Famine Fears in Tigray
'If we don't see serious action in the next few months, then things could become catastrophic.' Read more »
December 15, 2023
Uganda: How a World Food Program Aid Revamp Has Gone Wrong
'The community is not ready for the policy, and the policy is affecting the community.' Read more »
August 02, 2023
Kenya: Embracing Local Knowledge Is the Key to Resilience in Northern Kenya, Not Project Box-Ticking
'In the welter of jargon-heavy policy documents promoting 'resilience-building', the big question remains - what is 'resilience', and for whom?' Read more »
August 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Boom to Bust - Fallout of War and Drought Leaves Ethiopians Mired in Poverty
'What I have seen with my own eyes is a huge number of people starving and even dying.' Read more »
June 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Food Aid Freeze Leads to Suffering and Deaths in Tigray - Relief Official
'Our children are falling like leaves.' Read more »
June 08, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Suspends Food Aid Over Theft
The US Agency for International Development has suspended all its food aid to Ethiopia over the discovery of "widespread and coordinated" theft, throwing the vital relief effort… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Ethiopia: World Food Programme Leadership Resigns Amid Aid Diversion Probe, Sources Say
The agency's aid into Tigray has been suspended since an internal investigation - due to deliver its findings any day - was launched in May. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: How to End Hunger - A Famine Expert's Plan
'It's not just a matter of repackaging the same concepts over and over again. We actually need to think differently.' Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: How Deep-Seated Sexism Makes Food Insecurity Worse in Nigeria
There's going to be millions of people facing hunger in the Niger Delta by next year.' Read more »
October 31, 2022
Somalia: The Hunger Road - Somalis On Surviving the Worst Drought in Decades
'The aid is not enough. It's only a drop in the ocean.' Read more »
September 12, 2022
Somalia: Four Steps to Help Avoid Future Famines in Somalia
'Just think what would happen if an entire European city died of hunger: I guarantee you, things would change - and fast.' Read more »
September 09, 2022
Sudan: Twelve Million Face Acute Hunger in Sudan
'The deeper crisis is that Sudan's political economy is structured in an unequal and exploitative manner.' Read more »
September 05, 2022
Somalia: Explainer - What is Famine?
'This is the last minute of the eleventh hour to save lives.' Read more »
August 17, 2022
Ethiopia: Worsening Drought Sees Hunger Numbers Soar
'If rain doesn't fall this year, the future will be disastrous.' Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: Taliban Anniversary, Gaza Flare-Up, and a Telling Defeat for Al-Shabab - the Cheat Sheet
Taliban anniversary, Gaza flare-up, and a telling defeat for al-Shabab Read more »
May 31, 2022
East Africa: A Country-By-Country Guide to Worsening Drought in the Horn of Africa
'We must meet the current humanitarian needs now if we are to avert an even bigger crisis in six months' time.' Read more »
April 27, 2022
Africa: Amid the Worst Drought in a Generation, We Must Step Up Aid in the Horn of Africa
'After three failed rainy seasons, the risk of famine is again a reality.' Read more »