Kenya: Over 2 Million at Risk of Starvation
More than two million Kenyans are staring at food crisis in July as the effects of a drought that hit food production and led to increased prices continue to bite. This comes even as the country's grain
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South Sudan denies using food supplies as a 'weapon of war'
JUBA South Sudan (Xinhua) -- South Sudan on Monday denied that it was deliberately using food as weapon of war to starve thousands of people. President Salva Kiir’s spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said the
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New report says 3.15m Nigerians face food crisis situation
The Cadre Harmonise report for food security situation across 17 states of the federation has revealed that 3.15 million Nigerians are experiencing food insecurity, emergency and famine. The report
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3 million people face starvation in Congo
Johannesburg – More than three million people are facing starvation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), says David Beasley the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), who is appealing for aid
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3.4 million facing risk of starvation
More than three million people are staring at starvation as drought worsens in most parts of Northern Kenya, according to the World Food Programme WFP requires Sh2.1 billion to tackle acute malnutrition
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Kenya: Drought Puts Millions of Kenyans At Risk of Starvation
Up to 3.4 million Kenyans are facing hunger as a result of prolonged drought, which has affected food production. Millions of animals, both domestic and wild, are also suffering devastating effects
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More investments needed to end drought in Horn of Africa- UN
The United Nations is urging for more investment in long-term projects to protect people in developing countries from droughts, following a visit by heads of UN agencies to Ethiopia, where 9.5 million
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China to give Ethiopia 15-mln-USD food aid
China and Ethiopia Wednesday signed an emergency humanitarian food aid agreement where China will provide wheat worth 15 million U.S. dollars to support people affected by drought in the East African country.
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9.5 million people starving in Ethiopia
More investment is needed in long-term projects to protect people in developing countries from droughts, the heads of the United Nations food agencies said on Tuesday after a visit to Ethiopia, where 9.5
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Tanzania: Starvation Looms Large As WFP Runs Out of Stock
UNITED Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has raised an alarm over funding deficit to feed 320,000 refugees in Kigoma, saying it needs 23.6 million US dollars (about 52bn/-) between now and December to
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'Too many soldiers to feed': North Koreans fear more sanctions as drought threatens famine
Sanctions and the worst drought for almost two decades threaten to cause severe hardship for millions of people in North Korea, while the country’s leadership continues to plough scarce resources into