*Hunger in Akwa Ibom as Gov't Mull over "State Bulk Purchasing Agency" to Quell Hardship, Bypass Middlemen* 
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Alarming hunger situation: 346 million people in Africa need food aid, says ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it will "ramp up" its operations in 10 African countries as part of its hunger alleviation fight, as record numbers of people on the continent go without food.
#alarminghunger #redcross

75% of Tigray population facing severe hunger as war rages in Ethiopia

An estimated 75% of the seven million population in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region have employed extreme coping strategies, with food aid, healthcare and other basic human needs cut off.
#tigray #ethiopia

Ukraine invasion sparks fears of hunger in eastern DR Congo

Rising prices for food, sent soaring by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are stoking fears of hunger and turmoil in a troubled corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
#congo #ukraine #hunger

Low rainfall pushes parts of southern Africa into food insecurity

Low rainfall has pushed southern Madagascar, south-western Angola, north-western Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe further into food insecurity. As such, governments are moving ahead with plans to open avenues for maize imports, in order to alleviate hunger.
#rainfall #africa #madagascar

Hunger blights the future of newborns in Chad

In 2021, Chad ranked 113 out of 116 nations on the "Global Hunger Index" - a peer-reviewed tool compiled by European NGOs designed to estimate calorie needs.
UNICEF estimates that of Chad's population of 15 million, around 5.5 million, including 2.7 million children, will need humanitarian assistance this year.
#unicef #chad #europeanngo

'People of Afghanistan need a lifeline', says UN chief as donor countries pledge millions

The United Nations on Monday drummed up millions of dollars in emergency funds from donor countries for beleaguered Afghans who could soon face widespread hunger.
#afghanistan #un #hunger