Africa’s hungry increase as Covid, conflict and climate change worsen food insecurity
Internally-displaced people wait for food at a refugee camp near Mogadishu. Efforts to reduce hunger in Africa are undermined by conflict, climate change, poverty and inequality. PHOTO | AFP
Africa is still far from meeting the sustainable development goal to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
A new report by humanitarian information source Relief Web shows that the number of hungry people in Africa continues to rise, spurred by conflict, climate change and economic slowdowns.
