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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Declares 'State of Disaster'
The Herald, 5 February 2016
President Mugabe yesterday declared the 2015-16 agricultural season a national disaster due to the dire effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon that has seen the country… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Declares 'State of Disaster' As 2.4 Million Face Hunger
News24Wire, 5 February 2016
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has declared the El Niño induced drought a state of national disaster as millions of people face hunger. Read more »
Mugabe Declares 'State of Disaster' in Zimbabwe
The declaration seeks to ensure that urgent priority be given to mobilisation of resources to "alleviate suffering from impacts of drought".
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Zimbabwe: Quarter of Population 'Food Insecure'
DW, 5 February 2016
A devastating drought and poor land management have left a quarter of the population in Zimbabwe food insecure. At least 14 million people in Southern Africa face hunger. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Land 'Must Be Re-Distributed Equally' to Avoid Hunger
DW, 5 February 2016
At least 2.5 million rural Zimbabweans are facing food shortages, a situation which has forced President Robert Mugabe to declare a 'state of disaster'. Analysts say land must be… Read more »
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Namibia: Basic Food Prices to Increase for the Second Time This Year
New Era, 5 February 2016
By the end of February consumers will be hard hit by another rise in the price of basic foods. Top Score maize meal will have increased by 16 percent while other maize meal… Read more »
