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| Jun.16 |
Central Africa |
 Food crisis destroys progress in Africa| The Africa Progress Panel : Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million into poverty | |
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| Jun.9 |
 Ethiopia |
'Everyone's starving' in Ethiopia| Aid groups say the older victims suggest an escalation in the crisis | |
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| Jun.4 |
 Somalia |
Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine| Somalia is facing life-threatening food and water shortages leaving millions at risk for starvation | |
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| Jun.3 |
Somalia |
Somalis: Worsening humanitarian crisis Somalis called for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops, saying their departure would accelerate a political settlement of Somalia's 18-year conflict
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| May.19 |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger'| Unicef: Six million children in Ethiopia are at risk of acute malnutrition following the failure of rains | |
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| Jan.23 |
 Darfur |
Hijackings hit food distribution A surge of truck hijackings threatens to cut off food rations for 2 million people after 22 of World Food Program vehicles were attacked
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis Somalis are still suffering from hunger linked to 2005 scorching drought
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| Nov.13 |
 Zimbabwe |
Country short on food The United Nations food agency has scaled down food distribution in Zimbabwe, because of a shortage of donor funds
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| Jul.23 |
Central Africa |
Famine response 'too little, too late' The global response to famine for sub-Saharan Africa's 750 million people continues to be "too little, too late
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| May.10 |
 Chad |
Refugee crisis 'overlooked' The world is overlooking the plight of 200,000 from neighbouring Sudan's Darfur region
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Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board
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| Mar.5 |
 Kenya |
Time short food 'crisis' The UN has warned there will be many deaths if immediate aid is not delivered to 3.5m people facing the starvation
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| Mar.4 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe 'running out of wheat' The country has only 2 weeks of wheat supply left, while citizens are faced with soaring bread prices
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| Feb.15 |
 Tanzania |
Food needed for 3.7 million Tanzania is appealing for 100,000 metric tons of food aid for people suffering because of a drought
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| Feb.14 |
East Africa |
Food crisis looms in African Horn International Red Cross is warning of a growing humanitarian crisis caused by the drought
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| Jan.17 |
Kenya |
3.5 million Kenyans face starvation Aid agencies do not have money to feed millions of Kenyans hit by food shortages
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| Jan.6 |
East Africa |
U.N. says millions on 'brink of starvation' 11 million people in the Horn of Africa 'are on the brink of starvation' because of severe drought and war
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| Nov.23 |
 Niger |
U.N. warns of food hardships The food agency warned that funding shortfalls could hamper efforts to feed the nation's hungry people
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| Nov.1 |
Southern Africa |
Urgent appeal for Africa's south The UN World Food Program has appealed for urgent donations of more than $150m to prevent a food crisis
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| Oct.16 |
 Malawi |
Food crisis worsens President Bingu wa Mutharika declared all of the nation a 'disaster area' and appealed for international help
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| Sep.12 |
Niger |
Food aid is 'misdirected' Aid agencies estimate that large numbers of children have died as a result of the crisis
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| Aug.12 |
Niger |
President 'ignorant' of hunger Mamadou Tanja said the people of Niger were 'well-fed' in the midst of a food crisis
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| Jul.18 |
Niger |
Children starving to death| 3.6m people in Niger face severe food shortages caused by a drought and a plague of locusts | | |
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Missing 41 troops feared dead
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| Jun.9 |
Darfur |
Children dying of hunger Hundreds of children have started to starve to death in war-torn province of Darfur
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