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…
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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…
When the River Turns Against Us
Ghana Water Limited has been forced to shut down its Kwanyako Headworks in the Central Region after the intake pumps…
More Deadly than War: Children in the Horn of Africa Face a Greater Killer than Conflict
From the civil war in northern Ethiopia, to the protracted crisis in Somalia, to recurring election violence in Kenya, the…
First Harvest, Last Meal: When the Harvest Fails Because We Can’t Save It
Editorial At the Kofar Suari feeding centre in Katsina State, a mother held her toddler, Shamsiya. Her belly was swollen,…
Reflections: The Fields We Nearly Saved
In Chad, hunger has never meant only empty fields. Sometimes the fields are full, and then they are wiped bare…
Oil-Rich, Food-Poor: South Sudan’s Unresolved Paradox
South Sudan should not be poor. The country sits on an estimated 3.5 billion barrels of oil reserves, fertile soil along…
As Funding Cuts Slash Lifelines, Ghana’s Health Summit Seeks Sovereignty—But Will Hunger Get a Seat at the Table?
Accra, Ghana — UNICEF warns millions of children face losing nutrition lifelines. As Ghana launches the Accra Initiative, critics ask whether…
Straight Talk on Africa’s Food Future
If it impacts Africa’s food future, you’ll read it here.