hunger Stories

Africa’s agri-food trade more than doubles, but hunger still soars - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 07, 2025

In its latest Africa Food Systems report, the Alliance highlights that billions of dollars in funding commitments have not translated into significant...

UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups
UN News  |  Sep 06, 2025

While WHO is doing the best it can to alleviate suffering in Gaza, supporting medical evacuations of over 7,640 patients, more than 15,000 others need...

The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns
UN News  |  Sep 05, 2025

Only 44 out of 92 UNICEF-supported outpatient nutrition treatment centres are still functional, which means thousands of malnourished children lack ac...

89 per cent of Sudan’s farmers facing reduced yields amid civil war - report
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 03, 2025

89 per cent of smallholder farmers reported lower crop yields since fighting began, while more than half said insecurity had prevented them from harve...

State releases Sh294 million hunger safety net funds to support 109,000 households in arid counties
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

The National Drought Management Authority announced that the funds would be available in beneficiaries’ accounts at KCB Bank and Equity Bank branches...

Kenya hit hard as therapeutic food supplies dwindle
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 28, 2025

Children in northern Kenya, particularly in Turkana County, are increasingly vulnerable to escalating malnutrition and food insecurity because of repe...

Over one billion Africans unable to afford healthy diet, UN report warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 25, 2025

The study shows that while the number of people worldwide unable to afford nutritious meals dropped to 2.6 billion in 2024, Africa is moving in the op...

UN urges unity, action to address Ethiopia's humanitarian needs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

Her visit highlighted the critical importance of resilience, collective effort, and long-term solutions for communities affected by conflict and clima...

Global charity warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
XINHUA  |  Aug 23, 2025

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report released in June notes that the overall malnutrition burden among children under five has inc...

Scribbled lines of life - hunger and hope in a Darfur city
XINHUA  |  Aug 19, 2025

The conflict in Sudan erupted in April 2023, devastating the country's infrastructure, killing tens of thousands, displacing millions, and creating a...

African Union urges members to make bold decisions to transform agricultural sector
XINHUA  |  Aug 09, 2025

Moses Vilakati said issues such as climate shocks, food price volatility, and disrupted value chains are testing the resilience of systems and the res...

Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify
UN News  |  Jul 31, 2025

In the Tawila locality of North Darfur, humanitarian organisations have had to strengthen their responses to rising cholera cases. They have expanded...

Food loss in Africa threatens fight against hunger and poverty, says UN report
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 31, 2025

According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, food losses have remained persistently high since 2016, with little to no improve...

Global hunger declines in 2024, but Africa faces rising food insecurity, undernourishment
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 29, 2025

In 2024, an estimated 306.5 million people across the continent faced hunger, representing 20.2 per cent of Africa’s population—an increase from 267.3...

IGAD experts warn of policy gaps undermining Africa’s push to end hunger, poverty by 2025
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 29, 2025

The ongoing four-day IGAD meeting in Nairobi, which began on July 28, aims to endorse this strategy, strengthen partnerships, and form a working group...

WFP to halt humanitarian aid in Northeast Nigeria, leaving 1.3 million at risk
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 24, 2025

Once the ongoing distribution process ends, WFP says it will no longer be able to provide life-saving assistance in the region.

UN warns of worsening hunger, disease and displacement crisis in Eastern Africa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 24, 2025

The report attributed the crisis to fighting, economic problems, rising food prices, disease outbreaks and extreme weather conditions including drough...

Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained
UN News  |  Jul 23, 2025

On Monday, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that a quarter of Gaza’s population faces famine-like conditions. Almost 100,000 women and children...

Poverty and hunger in Kilifi derailing education in Ganze, MP Kenneth Tungule warns
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 15, 2025

Ganze, one of the least developed areas in Kilifi County, continues to face widespread food insecurity, poor access to essential services, and low sch...

Amnesty warns Sudan's rainy season could deepen humanitarian crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 15, 2025

Cases of cholera have already been reported in North Darfur. In April, Médecins Sans Frontières similarly warned that the rains could worsen the count...

Gaza on brink of disaster as fuel shortage threatens life-saving services — UN
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 13, 2025

They said maternity, neonatal, and intensive care units were failing, ambulances could no longer move, and blocked roads were trapping those in need.

Over 40,000 children treated for severe malnutrition in North Darfur - UNICEF
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 12, 2025

In North Darfur alone, more than 40,000 children were admitted for treatment, twice as many as in early 2024.

700,000 refugees in Kenya face severe hunger crisis after aid cuts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2025

The group blamed the crisis on recent funding shortfalls following the withdrawal of vital humanitarian assistance by the United States and other dono...

Africa fueling global cropland growth as food demand intensifies - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 24, 2025

Much of the continent's cropland growth during the period under review was driven by increases in staple crops, such as maize, rice and wheat, particu...

UN warns of looming famine in East Africa as conflict, climate shocks deepen hunger crisis
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 17, 2025

Notably, Sudan and South Sudan have been marked among the five hotspots facing an immediate risk of famine in the coming four months.

2.6 million children at risk as school feeding budget slashed by Sh2 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2025

But with reduced funding, schools in 26 counties may struggle to sustain the initiative, leaving thousands of learners vulnerable to dropping out.

Foreign aid cuts imperil millions in East Africa as hunger crisis deepens, World Vision warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 29, 2025

The region is also battling the effects of conflict, as seen in Sudan, where 38.73 per cent of the population is severely hungry and 52.12 per cent mo...

Kenya's food crisis deepens as 2.8 million face starvation following poor rains in 2024
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 20, 2025

The report attributes this spike to depressed October–December rains, which have severely affected crop and livestock production in arid and semi-arid...

Kenya records 64% decline in severe hunger, but future remains grim - report
Alfred Onyango  |  May 17, 2025

The report shows the number of Kenyans facing acute food insecurity fell from more than 5.4 million in 2023 to just 1.9 million in the year under revi...

Global hunger crisis deepens as 295 million face acute food insecurity as aid falls short
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

Humanitarian leaders urge urgent action and investment as hunger, malnutrition, and displacement reach record highs, threatening millions, especially...

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