Weather shocks are very common, but price risk is just as prevalent ... with agricultural livelihoods is an important part of reducing volatility for households in Africa. This can be done by ...

At some point, I thought of taking my own life instead of watching them die of hunger in front of me.” - Shamsa Amin Ali, 38, Somali refugee in Kenya The Horn of Africa region continues to experience ...

Prolonged drought, devastating floods ... to conduct another Common African Position on Climate Change, Peace and Security Nexus that is to serve a guiding document for AU member states in ...

The Global Reach of Drought Drought is not confined to a specific region; it affects countries worldwide. Whether it's the ...

Extreme drought in East Africa is leading to cases of violence against women and girls in the region, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns in a new analysis. The drought has resulted from ...

And that means regions and cities across South Africa could soon be facing their own Day Zero—for some it has already arrived. KwaZulu-Natal province is no stranger to drought. In 2019 ...

Famines are not common. When a famine is declared it means people are already dying. And the last time this happened, six years ago in the Horn of Africa, the cause was a natural one: drought. This ...

Even the adults are starving.” Yet, as the drought continues to cripple millions in Malawi and across Southern Africa, for some, there is hope, provided by Mary’s Meals porridge. Agness ...

Meanwhile a quarter of all Europe and northern Africa is under drought conditions, according to Copernicus, with 19.3 percent of the region's soil at a "warning" level, meaning a moisture deficit ...

Lusaka banned the exports of maize grain and flour in February, following a prolonged dry spell that has adversely impacted the production of the crop in 84 out of the country’s 116 ...