UN ship arrives in Africa with grain for Ethiopia’s hungry
Djibouti – A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23 000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for millions of hungry people... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
Niger tries artificial rainmaking to ease drought
Niamey – Niger has deployed rainmaking planes in a bid to alleviate a drought that has sparked fears of... Read more
26 Aug, 2022
22 million face starvation in Horn of Africa, says WFP
Nairobi – The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to... Read more
20 Aug, 2022
Pope urges help for drought-hit Somalia
Vatican City – Pope Francis on Sunday called for international help for Somalia to fight a “deadly” drought that... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
Drought tightens its grip on Morocco
Ouled Essi Masseoud – Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
Millions hungry but drought overlooked as Kenya prepares to vote
Purapul – In the dust bowl of Kenya’s drought-stricken north, the people of Purapul are edging closer to starvation,... Read more
24 Jul, 2022
Uganda says several dead ‘because of hunger’ in northeast
Kampala – Uganda on Thursday said several people had died “because of hunger” in one of the country’s poorest... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
Child malnutrition soars in Ethiopia as drought worsens, says charity
Addis Ababa – Tens of thousands of children in Ethiopia are suffering from the “most deadly” form of malnutrition... Read more
16 Jun, 2022
SA towns cut water supply after years of drought
Johannesburg – A South African municipality on Monday imposed six-hour daily water outages, as reservoirs risk “Day Zero” when... Read more
14 Jun, 2022
Somalia president urges global community to help avert famine
Mogadishu – Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud used his inauguration speech on Thursday to appeal for international help... Read more
11 Jun, 2022
