20 million at risk of hunger in Horn of Africa

Food aid distribution in Ethiopia.

Food aid distribution in Ethiopia in 2021. Swathes of land across the Horn of Africa are being ravaged by a drought that has put 20 million people at risk of starvation. PHOTO | AFP

From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, swathes of land across the Horn of Africa are being ravaged by a drought that has put 20 million people at risk of starvation.

A donor conference last week raised almost $1.4 billion for the region, which the UN says is facing its worst drought in 40 years.