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The report emphasises that Africa has the tools to transform its food systems, from climate-smart farming and digital finance to stronger governance a...
In its latest Africa Food Systems report, the Alliance highlights that billions of dollars in funding commitments have not translated into significant...
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...
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 smallholder farmers reported lower crop yields since fighting began, while more than half said insecurity had prevented them from harve...
The National Drought Management Authority announced that the funds would be available in beneficiaries’ accounts at KCB Bank and Equity Bank branches...
Children in northern Kenya, particularly in Turkana County, are increasingly vulnerable to escalating malnutrition and food insecurity because of repe...
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...
Her visit highlighted the critical importance of resilience, collective effort, and long-term solutions for communities affected by conflict and clima...
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report released in June notes that the overall malnutrition burden among children under five has inc...
The conflict in Sudan erupted in April 2023, devastating the country's infrastructure, killing tens of thousands, displacing millions, and creating a...
Moses Vilakati said issues such as climate shocks, food price volatility, and disrupted value chains are testing the resilience of systems and the res...
In the Tawila locality of North Darfur, humanitarian organisations have had to strengthen their responses to rising cholera cases. They have expanded...
According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, food losses have remained persistently high since 2016, with little to no improve...
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...
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...
Once the ongoing distribution process ends, WFP says it will no longer be able to provide life-saving assistance in the region.
The report attributed the crisis to fighting, economic problems, rising food prices, disease outbreaks and extreme weather conditions including drough...
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...
Ganze, one of the least developed areas in Kilifi County, continues to face widespread food insecurity, poor access to essential services, and low sch...
Cases of cholera have already been reported in North Darfur. In April, Médecins Sans Frontières similarly warned that the rains could worsen the count...
They said maternity, neonatal, and intensive care units were failing, ambulances could no longer move, and blocked roads were trapping those in need.
In North Darfur alone, more than 40,000 children were admitted for treatment, twice as many as in early 2024.
The group blamed the crisis on recent funding shortfalls following the withdrawal of vital humanitarian assistance by the United States and other dono...
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...
Notably, Sudan and South Sudan have been marked among the five hotspots facing an immediate risk of famine in the coming four months.
But with reduced funding, schools in 26 counties may struggle to sustain the initiative, leaving thousands of learners vulnerable to dropping out.
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...
The report attributes this spike to depressed October–December rains, which have severely affected crop and livestock production in arid and semi-arid...
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...
