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Millions of children across Africa are facing a life-threatening nutrition crisis as international aid cuts and armed conflict severely disrupt food supplies, several humanitarian organizations have warned. Humanitarian organizations, including Save the Children and UNICEF, are sounding urgent alarms about the growing number of malnourished children in Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan — and besieged […]
Northern Nigeria is facing a spiraling food and security crisis, with aid agencies warning that drastic funding cuts and rising hunger could push desperate populations into the arms of jihadist groups like Boko Haram. The United Nations calls the situation “unprecedented,” with over 31 million Nigerians facing acute food insecurity and 5 million children suffering […]
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a grave warning that it may be compelled to reduce food rations in South Sudan as early as September due to critical funding shortfalls. Currently, WFP can only assist 2.5 million individuals—just 30 percent of those experiencing severe hunger—across the country. […]
The United Nations has issued a dire warning that five countries — Sudan, South Sudan, Palestine (Gaza), Mali, and Haiti — are facing an imminent risk of famine, driven largely by conflict, climate shocks, and economic decline. In its latest Hunger Hotspots report released Monday (16 June), the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and Food […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced Tuesday (22 April) it will suspend life-saving nutrition aid to 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia starting in May due to a severe funding shortfall. The move comes amid warnings that 3.6 million of the most vulnerable people in the country could lose access to food […]
Sudan’s 17-month conflict has escalated into a war of words between the government and the UAE. The Sudanese government accuses the UAE of arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and profiting from illegal gold exploitation. The UAE denies these claims, instead accusing Sudan’s military of using starvation as a weapon and refusing peace talks. Amidst […]
Pope Francis on Wednesday (1 February) slammed “brutal atrocities, which bring shame upon all humanity” and denounced the “poison of greed” for mineral resources driving conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as he began a visit there a day earlier. The 86-year-old Francis is the first pontiff to visit Congo since John Paul II […]
Disruptions in food supplies caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine have deepened the struggles of millions of Africans to survive, more than 60 farmers’ associations from 11 Central African countries have warned. Calling on the region’s governments to help people cope with food shortages, the farmers say scarcity, high prices and a worsening economic situation […]
At least US$1 billion will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia in the coming months and early next year, the UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths predicted on Tuesday (6 September). Speaking from Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, he said that, according to a new report from an authoritative panel of independent experts, there will be […]
Nangui Abrogoua University (UNA) in the Ivory capital Abidjan and Regional Center of Excellence against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM), signed Tuesday an agreement to promote innovative researches aiming at implement new strategies to identify and promote policies and strategies to fight hunger, combat all forms of malnutrition and promote sustainable food systems in Africa, Abidjan.net […]