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In the hubbub of Mogadishu, news has just dropped that Somalia’s cabinet decided to lift the ban on chemical fertilizers. This move aims to cranking up efficiency in agriculture, tackling food shortages, and minimizing how climate change has been throwing curveballs at farming in the region. Announced with a bit of fanfare on Thursday, this policy is a linchpin in the government's plan to breathe new life into the agriculture sector. This sector, by the way, is the bread and butter for over 70% of the people, plus it makes…

António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has called on G20 leaders to tackle the pressing crisis of global hunger, a plight afflicting one out of every eleven individuals around the globe last year. This plea comes amid alarm over rising food insecurity, worsened by a medley of conflicts, climate change, and economic inequalities. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has also chimed in, pushing global leaders to ramp up efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger. "Achieving gender equality is vital.…

Nearly 100 trucks filled with essential food supplies for Palestinians were subjected to brutal looting shortly after they entered Gaza, marking a significant loss during 13 months of ongoing conflict. This incident highlights the growing dire circumstances as hunger escalates, as reported by two UN agencies. The convoy, consisting of aid provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the World Food Programme (WFP), was ordered by Israeli officials to take an uncharted route from the Kerem Shalom border…

The task force known as Operation Vala Umgodi, part of the South African Police Service operating in the North West province, has reiterated its plea for illegal miners who remain underground to resurface. Currently, law enforcement is engaged in a tense standoff with a significant number of illegal miners who find themselves stuck in an abandoned mining shaft. In response to the situation, police have effectively sealed off the entry points that these miners use to bring in supplies. As a result, these individuals are now…

By the year 2025, Nigeria could see a staggering 33 million individuals grappling with severe food scarcity—almost double the current figures for those in dire need. This dire situation stems from a confluence of economic challenges, soaring inflation, the effects of climate change, and the ongoing violence that plagues the northeastern regions of the country. In the northwest, specifically in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, over five million people currently experience acute food insecurity, and the crisis is anticipated to…

IDP families in need of assistance/File photo/Ergo (ERGO) – Nasteho Mohamud Hashi, a determined single mother, has been facing a formidable challenge. The assistance she once received from the World Food Programme came to a halt in June, leaving her in a tight spot as she tries to feed her nine children. The $85 monthly support from WFP was a lifeline for Nasteho's family at the Hilac IDP camp in Dusamareb, located in Somalia's Galmudug state. Their circumstances changed drastically when conflict forced them to flee their…

On Wednesday, the United Nations pledged a helping hand to Somalia in a bid to ramp up investments in agriculture as part of its World Food Day celebration.The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, together with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), hosted a gathering in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The event spotlighted “food heroes” for their role in transforming the nation’s agricultural landscape, in line with the 2024 World Food Day theme: "Right to Food for a Better Life…

A youngster is spotted in Kidemu, Kilifi County, Kenya, on March 23, 2022. (Photo by Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) As of Monday, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) in Kenya reported that over a million citizens are facing severe food shortages and desperately need aid. The report released in Nairobi explained that 23 of Kenya's 47 regions, particularly the ones identified as arid and semi-arid, have been hit hardest. A significant decrease in children, aged six months to five years, receiving treatment for severe…

NAIROBI, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Over one million folks in Kenya are grappling with food woes, desperately needing aid, as revealed by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) this past Monday. According to NDMA’s latest insights shared from Nairobi, the predicament stretches across 23 out of the 47 counties, earmarked as either parched or partly parched lands. The body highlighted a silver lining: kiddos aged six to 59 months facing severe hunger dipped to 760,488 by August, a decline from February's staggering…

In Somalia's Bay Territory, Hunger Sparks New Disputes A Somali woman traverses the parched and barren lands of Bay, where ongoing strife alongside climatic shifts have crippled farming activities, leaving communities with little choice but to lean on humanitarian relief. (Credit: Islamic Relief/SIDA) Mogadishu (AX) — According to a detailed examination by Islamic Relief Somalia, the scarcity of food is exacerbating unrest in the Bay region. Various calamities, including prolonged dry spells, deluges, alongside relentless…