Trump’s aid cuts leave countries unable to fight back against famine - IN FOCUS: More than 4.5 million people in Somalia are ...

Extreme hunger driven by conflict and drought hits three nations. A catastrophic humanitarian crisis is pushing nearly half of South Sudan’s population into extreme hunger—and in some areas people are ...

The 1984 famine helped topple the Derg. Famine often has multiple causes: drought, pestilence, economies overdependent on agriculture, antiquated farming methods, geographic isolation, political ...

Researchers argue that the Picts, Scotti and Saxons took advantage of famine and societal breakdown caused by an extreme period of drought to inflict crushing blows on weakened Roman defenses in ...

A famine was declared in parts of southern Somalia in 2011 when 490,000 people were experiencing catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity or IPC5 due to conflict, drought, and high food prices.

and the situation continues to deteriorate as a poor start to the October-December rains has initiated a fifth consecutive season of drought. Irrespective of if there is a famine declaration in coming ...

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): An extended period of drought in Central Papua has been blamed for a famine that has killed six residents and left thousands scrambling for food.

The IRC is predicting imminent famine in Somalia, Yemen and northeastern Nigeria. Kenya and Ethiopia are also grappling with severe drought and hunger, even as they struggle to host hundreds of ...

Drought in Somalia, dead livestock. The last famine in Somalia was during 2011-2012. More than 250,000 people died, half of whom passed away before the famine was officially declared. Wilton ...

[AP] Somalia has not yet fallen into famine but several parts of the country are in danger of it in the coming months, according to a new food security report on the Horn of Africa's worst drought ...