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Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa is the easternmost extension of the African continent. The region has a long history of conflicts and reccurent droughts.

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Reports & Analysis

A young girl breaks a stick against a rock

Africa's El Nino crises demand action and funding

Africa's El Nino crises demand action and funding

The El Nino weather pattern is causing extreme weather events in East Africa, as well as crippling drought in the south.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 22, 2024
A person walks through a field of dried out crops

Zimbabwe declares drought-induced state of disaster

Zimbabwe declares drought-induced state of disaster

A crippling drought has disrupted 80% of planted crops, leaving Zimbabwe's farmers in dire straits.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 7, 202401:16 min
A person in a hat in a field of dry crops

Severe drought in Zimbabwe threatens millions with hunger

Severe drought in Zimbabwe threatens millions with hunger

The World Food Program has said it might not be able to assist families in Zimbabwe facing food insecurity.
Food SecurityMarch 26, 202401:37 min
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Do Russian grains feed Africa or fuel influence?

Do Russian grains feed Africa or fuel influence?

Observers say the grain donated by Russia during Zimbabwe's devastating drought isn't purely humanitarian.
PoliticsMarch 21, 2024
A dried up maize field in Malawi

More drought across sub-Saharan Africa

More drought across sub-Saharan Africa

Government subsidies can help smallholding farmers in Africa only so much, with demand for novel solutions increasing.
Food SecurityMarch 4, 2024
A desert in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Tigray: Drought causes food insecurity and malnutrition

Tigray: Drought causes food insecurity and malnutrition

Drought has intensified an already dire humanitarian crisis in a region already suffering from a two-year conflict.
SocietyFebruary 21, 202401:53 min
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In the spotlight

A little girls is looking through a trash heap for food in Zimbabwe

Hunger, drought, child mortality in Africa fall out of focus

Care International has listed the top ten forgotten humanitarian crises of 2023 — all of them in Africa.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 14, 2024
A group of adults and children and a donkey cart

Somalia's food crisis claims young lives

Children are starving to death in Somalia where roughly half the population urgently needs food
Food SecurityNovember 22, 2022
A woman picks ripe cherries of coffee

Zambia: Female farmers adapt to climate change

Women farmers in Zambia are not giving up despite the impact of climate change as they adopt new ways to remain afloat.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 11, 2022
A health worker squeezes an oral cholera vaccine into the open mouth of a boy

Africa sees surge in cholera amid vaccine shortage

Kenya reports new cholera cases as Africa sees a spike in infections, especially in flood-hit Nigeria and Cameroon.
HealthOctober 25, 2022
Three elderly men sit on the dusty ground in a village, against an orange-colored wall

Madagascar region faces food, water scarcity

The area's worst drought in decades has left residents of the Toliara region in dire need of food and water.
Food SecurityOctober 18, 202201:49 min
Madagaskar | Trockenheit und Hunger

Madagascar's south waits for rain

Aid agencies are providing emergency assistance while trying to address the key challenge: access to water.
Food SecurityOctober 13, 202201:47 min