Category: Hunger
Updates, reports and analysis on Africa’s hunger challenges, nutrition access and food availability.
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,…
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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Five African countries where children are growing stronger
Across Africa, hunger figures still point upward. More than one billion Africans—close to two thirds of the continent—are now estimated…
More than 2 out of 3 households in West and Central Africa cannot afford a healthy diet
More than 2 out of 3 households in West and Central Africa cannot afford a healthy diet.That line is not…
The price of survival: how relief efforts are taxed in South Sudan
South Sudan is often described in one painful phrase: the poorest country in the world. The IMF’s latest 2025 data puts…