The persistence of Africa's conflicts has directly contributed to a record 167 million Africans facing acute food insecurity with an estimated 700,000 threatened by famine.Highlights An estimated 167 ...

Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food in the newly established El-Afadh camp in ...

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The African Union will hold a much delayed summit on Thursday to raise money to ease the Horn of Africa's famine after mounting criticism over the continent's weak ...

OSLO, Norway -- Humanitarian groups criticized McDonald's for a new sandwich called the McAfrika, saying the offering is poorly timed because millions of Africans are facing starvation. But aid ...

Drought has led to food shortages in Africa, definitely contributing to the famine ravaging Somalia, but sadly, the current disaster is a result of bad policy, explains World Bank economist Kenya ...

The rest of the world, perhaps, has been a little late to the game in addressing the famine in the Horn of Africa, which is plaguing nations such as Somalia, Ethiopia, and the newly-formed South Sudan ...

Some development workers are criticizing an anti-famine advertising campaign led by Bono’s One organization, saying it misleads viewers into believing it supports direct emergency aid, according to ...

With more than 20M people at risk, the coalition is seeking donations. — -- Eight U.S.-based international relief groups have joined forces to desperately urge the public to donate to a new ...

POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - The hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa is getting worse and could tip into famine if the next harvest fails, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red ...