The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

One UN peacekeeper dead, four others injured in north Mali attack

More than 300 of the peacekeepers in MINUSMA have also been killed since the start of the Mali mission in 2013.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2023

Q&A: RSF adviser on Sudan ceasefire, Wagner and civilian killings

Ibrahim Mukhayer speaks to Al Jazeera about the allegations against the RSF and what would it take for the war to end.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2023

Food aid suspended in Ethiopia after ‘widespread and coordinated’ thievery

UN and US halt food assistance in the country, where 20 million people rely on aid, in order to investigate ‘diversion’ of supplies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

‘They are overlooked by everybody’: elders in Ethiopia bear brunt of the climate crisis

With their cattle killed by five years of drought, and aid agencies focused on children and mothers, older people in the Horn of Africa are facing terrible malnutrition

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

Sudan declares UN envoy Volker Perthes ‘persona non grata’

Declaration comes after army chief called for diplomat’s removal. UN chief at the time expressed ‘shock’ at request.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2023

Why is Hannibal Gaddafi on hunger strike in a Lebanese prison?

The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is protesting his eight-year-long detention without trial.

Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2023

USAID says it is halting all food aid to Ethiopia amid diversions

Aid agency cites ‘a widespread and coordinated campaign’ to divert aid in Ethiopia, where 20 million people are in need.

Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2023

Nearly a quarter of pupils are now eligible for free schools meals in England as figure rises again

Eligiblity figures have risen every year since 2018, now including over two million children

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Chad on the brink: how the war in Sudan hurts its fragile neighbour

Since the 15 April outbreak of hostilities in Sudan, the civilian population has been bearing the brunt.

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2023

Khartoum under siege as fighting spreads across Sudan

Battles have been raging in Sudan's war-torn capital of Khartoum since last Tuesday with no sign of the violence abating. Other regions are also experiencing prolonged battles, especially Darfur.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2023