Cassava Feeds West Africa. But It Is Not Enough on Its Own
How a crop introduced centuries ago became a backbone of food security and why farmers still face deep challenges. Cassava…
Category: Hunger
Updates, reports and analysis on Africa’s hunger challenges, nutrition access and food availability.
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Household Hunger Linked to Higher Depression Risk Among Adolescent Girls
Inside a Northern Ghana study on food insecurity and mental health “Go away,” Kosi mumbles. Her classmates inch their chairs…
When There Is No Food: What the Body Can and Cannot Survive On
Malnutrition is often discussed as a lack of food. In reality, it is a collapse of systems inside the body….
Sanctions are written for governments but paid for by civilians
U.S. sanctions in Africa are usually described as targeted. Officials stress that they are aimed at specific individuals, armed groups,…
3 Million People Just Rewrote the Narrative on Food and Power in Africa.
3 Million Views in 90 Days. Africa Wants the Real Story, Not the Spin. Food for Africa News crossed three…
Love Under Pressure: Poverty, Divorce and Survival in Africa
Is love a luxury in a hungry home? Or a necessity needing protection? A relationship is often tested by betrayal,…
The African cat that guards the rice
How a working cat can save a season of food At night, when the cooking fires cool and the streets…
Africa will feed the world or go hungry trying
What the numbers are already saying Across Africa, food stories still begin the same way. Failed rains. Rising prices. Smaller…
Liberia’s Rice Crisis Exposes a Dangerous Dependency: Where Is the Plan B?
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