Ethiopia, on Tuesday said that about 7.88 million of its citizens are in need of emergency food aid and that climate change has been a special challenge for the country’s food security. “Ethiopia’s geographical location and its diverse agro-ecology makes it vulnerable to climate-induced disaster mainly to drought and floods,’’ said Mitiku Kassa, Commissioner of […]
Continue ReadingThree UN agencies said on Monday declared famine in parts of South Sudan. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the UN children’s fund UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) said no fewer than 100,000 people are facing starvation in parts of violence-plagued South Sudan. “Famine is currently affecting parts of Unity […]
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According to a report released by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), four countries; Nigeria, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia will most likely be affected by famine in 2017. The agency, went further to state that an estimated 70 million people across 45 countries will require emergency food assistance in 2017, pointing to persistent […]
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