Tag: famine
Independent Africa
UK issues famine warning for Ethiopia
At Ayder hospital in Mekelle, the main city of Ethiopia's Tigray region, there are lots of people and noise in the hallways, like in...
World
Ethiopian government acknowledges fatalities from famine
Nearly 400 people have died in Ethiopia's Tigray and Amhara regions because of lack of food caused by drought, the government's Federal Ombudsman Institute...
Independent Africa
Humanitarians call for greater support to prevent famine in Horn of Africa
Humanitarians must urgently prepare to continue their life-saving work in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, as the drought – the longest and most severe in...
World
Drought in Somalia: The struggle for survival as hunger looms
Despite Somalia experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, more and more young children are dying there.
In the coming days or weeks, an even...
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