It is estimated that more than a million people face hunger in the country's worst drought in decades. An immediate and massive increase in food aid is urgently needed for  ... Read more »

To protect our food supply and prevent malnutrition in the face of climate change, the degradation of our planet, and diseases such as Covid-19, researchers ... Read more »

Central African Republic Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada has handed his resignation to President Faustin Touadera, dissolving his Cabinet. He made the announcement in a Facebook and ... Read more »

When South Africa's strict Covid-19 lockdown began in March 2020, it has had a devastating impact on a country already dealing with a 32.5% unemployment rate and  growing fo Read more »

A historic drought, sandstorms caused by deforestation and the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have plunged southern Madagascar into the region's worst nutrition crisis ... Read more »

The agriculture ministry has launched a special project on urban agriculture, aimed at strengthening Namibia food systems and ensuring recovery from emergencies and disease-related ... Read more »

Changes in traditional eating patterns have brought about new health threats on the continent, including an increase in non-communicable diseases. Dietary interventions are also ... Read more »

Persistent drought in southern Madagascar has left hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of famine and stoked acute malnutrition among children, the United Nations World ... Read more »

Diets in sub-Saharan Africa are changing as more countries advance from low-income to middle-income status. People's eating habits are shifting from food rich in starchy staples, ... Read more »

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says that the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray province is stripping tens of thousands of children of their rights, plunging them ... Read more »