Famines are not common. When a famine is declared it means people are already dying. And the last time this happened, six years ago in the Horn of Africa, the cause was a natural one: drought. This ...

Large regions in northern, southern, and central-western Africa, as well as northern Madagascar, are experiencing severe drought conditions due to two or more years of lower-than-average rainfall ...

While famine has so far been averted in Somalia ... As conditions continue to worsen due to drought and insecurity, hundreds of thousands of people across the Horn of Africa region are being forced to ...

That's not right. Conflict, climate change, and bad policy all play a role in creating the right conditions for hunger and famine. One in five people in Africa do not have access to adequate food, and ...

Save the Children has worked in Africa for more than 60 years ... Today, as Somalia is crippled by its worst drought in 40 years as well as rising food prices and conflict, the UN is warning of famine ...

Irrespective of if there is a famine declaration in coming months or not ... and cash assistance services to drought-affected populations across East Africa.

There have been repeated food shortages in the Horn of Africa region ... the last Somalian famine said the experience of local communities is that seasons are changing and drought frequency ...

In 2011, famine in Somalia killed 260,000 people ... Right now, the Horn of Africa is experiencing an extreme, persistent drought after four consecutive failed rainy seasons—a climatic event not seen ...

Between 1983 and 1985, Ethiopia experienced drought and famine, mainly in the country ... the documentary showed how the “USA for Africa” project is helping with various projects across ...

On his part, Chief Executive Officer of the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) Hared Hassan said that Kenya was the worst hit country by the drought among the East African Countries.