When the Nearest Market Is Half a Day Away, What Does ‘Access to Food’ Even Mean?
Under the morning sun, a woman bends over a pile of millet, beating the stalks to free the grain. Scenes…
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When Hunger Becomes the Recruiter: Starvation Is the New Jihadist Foot Soldier in West Africa
Empty stomachs are now weapons of war. Across West Africa, hunger is no longer just a human tragedy. It has…
Education Without Food: Can Children Learn on Empty Stomachs?
In Malawi’s Mzimba district, Mwanasha no longer wonders if her children can learn on empty stomachs. Each morning she watches…
Sudan: A War That Starves
Darfur’s war turns bread into a weapon. Who will eat, and who will not? El Fasher, DarfurIn Sudan, war has…
Peter Mutharika Returns at 85: Can His Second Chance Tackle Malawi’s Hunger and Fuel Crises?
Peter Mutharika has returned to the presidency of Malawi at the age of 85. Supporters call it a second chance…
Who Eats Better in Ghana? Prisoners or the Poor?
For the first time in fifteen years, Ghana has moved to increase the daily feeding allowance for inmates in its…
The World Counts Wars in Days and Hunger in Decades
When hunger is the silent war The world counts wars in days. A battle breaks out, and the death toll…
Can Today’s Hunger Be Faced with the Same Urgency as War?
From the Middle Passage to one in five Africans without food today, history shows how lives were once lost to…
Two Hours to Water: Ethiopia’s Daily Tax
At first light in Konso, southern Ethiopia, Samrawit fills a yellow jerrycan and joins the line. The borehole is closer…
Beyond Mosquito Nets. Why Hunger and Dirty Water Must Be Part of Africa’s Malaria Fight
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has urged African leaders to take full ownership of the fight against malaria. At…