Forty-eight million people in West and Central Africa will face acute food insecurity in the coming months, a 10-year peak spurred by insecurity, climate shocks, COVID-19 and prices high, United Nations humanitarian agencies warned on Tuesday. West and Central Africa has faced increasing risks caused by higher temperatures and erratic …
Read More »Liberia: food shortage in all prisons
All detention facilities in Liberia have this week run out of food for inmates, causing two prisons, including the main Monrovia Central Prison, to temporarily shut their doors to newcomers, the BBC reports. The situation is being blamed on a number of factors including delays in remitting funds for food …
Read More »At least 25 deaths after ‘wild plant meal’ in Mozambique
Twenty-five people belonging to the same family were among 35 people who died in Mozambique’s northern Muecate district after reportedly eating wild plants and fruits, the authorities say. Local officials say instances of people eating wild fruits, tubers and even wild grass have recently been reported in the region. According …
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