Desolate villages face famine in Madagascar drought
by RIJASOLO Agence France-Presse Nothing to eat, nothing to plant. The last rain in Ifotaka fell in May, for two…
5 years ago
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UN warns of famine in drought-ravaged southern Madagascar
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Persistent drought in southern Madagascar has left hundreds of thousands of people on the brink…
5 years ago
Thousands of Madagascar infants treated for malnutrition : charity
JOHANNESBURG, Madagascar (AFP) -- Over 4,000 children have been hospitalized for malnutrition in southern Madagascar this year due to severe…
5 years ago
Pakistan battles locusts by turning them into chicken feed
By Kaneez Fatima, with Ashraf Khan in Karachi LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) --Chickens in Pakistan have been feasting on captured locusts…
6 years ago
South Korea approves $8 million in aid for hungry North
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea approved $8 million in humanitarian aid for the impoverished North on Wednesday,…
7 years ago
More than 113 million people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced "acute hunger" last year because of wars and climate disasters, with…
7 years ago
N. Korea admits farming failures amid food shortages
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has acknowledged "drawbacks" in its agricultural sector this year, echoing UN reports of…
8 years ago
5.2 million children at famine risk in Yemen: charity
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- More than five million children are at risk of famine in Yemen as the ongoing…
8 years ago
400,000 children in DR Congo could die from hunger, says Unicef
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The United Nations on Tuesday warned that more than 400,000 children in Democratic Republic of…
9 years ago
Yemen facing mass famine unless Saudi coalition lifts blockade: UN aid chief
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition…
9 years ago
1.4 million children acutely malnourished in Somalia this year: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished…
9 years ago
S.Sudan’s leaders force famine on their people: analysts
by Tristan MCCONNELL Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya - South Sudan's famine is a disaster created by its leaders, say analysts…
9 years ago
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