Ethiopia
Agriculture - Nutrition
'Acute malnutrition exaggerated' - Ethiopia officials
afrol News, 5 June - Officials in Ethiopia have refuted reports by international media on the current food crisis as bogus and exaggerated. A government statement today, which is backed by UN agencies operating in Addis Ababa, said it was a misrepresentation that Ethiopia was in need of supplementary feeding for its six million children facing acute malnutrition. Read more
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Somalia
Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights | Society
2.6m Somalis face hunger
afrol News, 20 May - More than 2.6 million Somalis are at the brink of facing hunger, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned, blaming the problem to the deteriorating humanitarian situation exacerbated by soaring food prices, the weak currency and worsening drought.
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Senegal
Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society
India exports rice to Senegal
afrol News, 28 April - President Abdoulaye of Senegal has assured his citizens that Indian authorities have agreed to supply 600,000 tonnes of rice annually to the west African country for six years. Like many countries in Africa, rice is a key staple food in Senegal.
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Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society
Surge in prices worries UN
afrol News, 8 April - A global surge in food prices has become a great concern to the United Nations, fearing that it could lead to further tensions across the world, including Africa. Read more
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Ethiopia
Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society | Human rights
Ethiopia battles food scarcity
afrol News, 20 March - Ethiopia is again facing food scarcity that has put the lives of over eight million Ethiopians at risk, particularly those in the South-West Oromia region where 11 people died of hunger and lack of clean water. Read more
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