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Of the 20 nations ranked as most vulnerable to climate change, all but four are African, according to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, which measures countries' vulnerability. Some 22 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia face high levels of acute food insecurity due solely to the drought, a number projected to rise to up to 26 million by February if the rains again fail, the WFP said.

By Joe Bavier, Abdi Sheikh, Aditi Bhandari and Michael Ovaska MOGADISHU (Reuters) - In October, Nadifa Abdi Isak brought her malnourished daughters to...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a surge in the cost of food and fuel.

OPEC+ countries will increase production by 50% in July and August

The war has disrupted the global supply of food, fuel, and fertilisers. This has made a dire situation worse for millions of people across Africa.

35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel

The alert comes as new data from the region indicated that almost 36 million people are expected to be acutely food insecure by the time next year’s lean season comes round. This is usually in June, July and August, but it could start as early as March. This represents an alarming 24 per cent increase on 2020, […]

GENEVA - The latest United Nations analysis of food security in the Sahel and Western African countries finds a record 38 million people will face sever

GENEVA - The latest United Nations analysis of food security in the Sahel and Western African countries finds a record 38 million people will face sever

Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.