Countries Ethiopia dismisses claims Tigray on brink of famine The Ethiopian government on Saturday dismissed warnings by the Tigray authorities that the war-ravaged region was on the brink... Read more 31 Dec, 2023
Countries Ethiopia’s Tigray warns of looming famine Nairobi – The authorities in Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region warned on Friday of a looming famine linked to drought... Read more 30 Dec, 2023
Countries Aid staves off Somalia famine, for now: UN Geneva – Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia this... Read more 15 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso ‘Nothing to eat’: People starve in Burkina Faso town under jihadist blockade Ouagadougou – Jihadists have dynamited bridges and mounted deadly attacks against supply convoys, blockading Burkina Faso’s northern town of... Read more 18 Nov, 2022
Countries UN warns Somalia humanitarian crisis remains ‘dire’ Nairobi – The United Nations said on Wednesday that the humanitarian response to the crisis in Somalia where a... Read more 27 Oct, 2022
Countries Food aid staving off famine in Somalia: UN Geneva – The United Nations said on Friday that international food assistance to Somalia was the only reason why... Read more 22 Oct, 2022
Countries UN says Somalia famine risk worst in half a century Geneva – Somalia faces famine on a scale last seen half a century ago, the United Nations Children’s Fund... Read more 19 Oct, 2022
Countries Somalia facing ‘very alarming’ situation, says UN Abuja – Somalia is facing a “very alarming” situation after more than four years of drought have devastated livestock... Read more 28 Sep, 2022
Countries Too weak to cry: famine looms over Somalia’s children Mogadishu – As flies buzz over his tiny body, two-year-old Sadak Ibrahim barely whimpers, too weak to cry or... Read more 20 Sep, 2022
World One person dying of hunger every four seconds: NGOs Geneva – One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned on... Read more 20 Sep, 2022