Mozambique: Almost One Million People Face Severe Food Insecurity in Cabo Delgado

Nigeria: Hunger in Northern Nigeria Reaches Worst Levels in Nearly a Decade, WFP Says

[RFI] More than 17 million people across nine conflict-hit states in northern Nigeria face severe hunger, the UN's food agency (WFP) has said, warning that violence and funding cuts are driving food insecurity to its worst level in nearly a decade. Stripped of their livelihoods, some people are fleeing across the border into neighbouring Benin.

‘Biodiversity is not a luxury’: Ghanaian scientist warns Africa’s future depends on protecting nature

Food security, clean water, public health and economic growth across Africa are increasingly at risk as biodiversity comes under mounting pressure from climate change, deforestation, illegal mining and habitat destruction, one of Ghana's leading conservation scientists has warned.

Venezuelan Government Secures Food Supply in Earthquake-Affected Regions

Authorities report strategic food reserves, hospital deliveries and water infrastructure inspections to support displaced families. On Tuesday, the Venezuelan government confirmed that the food supply is fully guaranteed in all regions of the country affected by the earthquakes of June 24. RELATED: Venezuela Acting President Rodriguez Orders Plan to Resume Flights at Maiquetia Airport During []

Ministry partners with FAO to improve food system governance

The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture ...

How The Global Food Economy Is Killing Children

Vijay Prashad, The Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. Every year, unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths, with young children suffering nearly a third of all cases of foodborne disease. This is the predictable outcome of a food economy organised around profit rather than the right to food. On 4 June 2026, the []

Hidden hunger: Fixing the micronutrient crisis

Several public programmes have demonstrated how food security can evolve into nutrition security

“We are not safe” — evicted Malawians shelter in Robertson community hall

Immigrants say threats and evictions forced them to flee their homes

Peter Obi Blames Leadership Failure, Insecurity For Nigeria’s Deepening Hunger Crisis

Peter Obi says poor leadership and insecurity, not food shortages, are driving worsening hunger across northern Nigeria and beyond.

Bridging the Deficit: Tackling South Africa’s 2.6 Million Housing Crisis with the ‘Vienna Model’

PRETORIA, Gauteng — On a national scale, South Africa is grappling with a severe infrastructural and social challenge: a massive housing backlog of more than 2.6 million homes affecting over 12 million citizens. As government housing delivery slows due to constrained financial resources, experts are urging the government to rethink affordable housing policies. With the []

Food Intervention Highlights Scale Of Child Malnutrition In Eastern Cape

Eight out of 10 learners at Coega Primary on the outskirts of Gqeberha are not guaranteed a meal beyond the school walls. This situation underscores the desperate state of child malnutrition in the Eastern Cape. Principal Vuyisile Mbombela said having food at home every day was by no means a certainty for more than 1 []

Supreme Court TPS ruling could deepen Haiti's worsening crisis, experts say

More than half of the population struggles every day to find food. Nearly 1.5 million have been displaced by terrorizing gangs and hundreds have taken to the sea, just in the first six months of this year, only to be intercepted and forcibly ...

Nigerians starving to death under you – ADC to Tinubu

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described reports that more than 17 million Nigerians, including infants and young children, are facing acute hunger as a growing humanitarian disaster created by the President Bola Tinubu administration’s incompetence, misplaced priorities and failed policies. ADC’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi said Nigerians are dying of starvation under his administration. He [] Nigerians starving to death under you – ADC to Tinubu

13 cents for hunger: How Nepal’s Mid-Day Meal program is driving school attendance

What began six decades ago as a scattered, donor-supported feeding scheme in famine-prone hill districts has evolved into a near-universal national entitlement. Today, the program is a flagship government intervention that sits at the intersection of education, nutrition, poverty reduction, and gender equity, feeding basic-level students from early childhood education through grade five across Nepal's 29,000 community schools.

Borno Food Bank Supports 560 Beneficiaries, 468 Children

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has revealed that 560 beneficiaries have enrolled in the National Community Food Bank Programme since its launch in Borno State in April. The initiative, she said, has also provided support to 468 vulnerable children, describing this as an impressive start. The wife of the President says the success depends on [] The post Borno Food Bank Supports 560 Beneficiaries, 468 Children appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

Voices: As a chef, I can take access to water for granted. But it is everything for mothers forced to risk their lives giving birth

In Malawi, broadcaster Andi Oliver sees the transformative impact on clean water can have on communities where having a baby brings any number of challenges

Decentralisation Drives Better Services as Makindye Ssabagabo Leaders Commit to Stronger Governance

MAKINDYE SSABAGABO MUNICIPALITY, UGANDA — As Uganda’s urban centres rapidly expand, the success of local governments increasingly hinges on how effectively they leverage decentralisation to deliver quality public services. ​This was the central theme during a recent induction workshop for the newly elected political and technical leaders of Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality. Throughout the engagement, participants [] The post Decentralisation Drives Better Services as Makindye Ssabagabo Leaders Commit to Stronger Governance appeared first on Watchdog Uganda.

Rebels, Hospital Worker Strikes, and Ebola: How Fractured Governance Is Fueling Congo’s Outbreak

Public health response cannot succeed where governance is fractured, logistics are crippled, and trust is already in short supply....no matter how robust the pandemic response plans are. The post Rebels, Hospital Worker Strikes, and Ebola: How Fractured Governance Is Fueling Congo’s Outbreak first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

One in four EU children at risk of food insecurity; citizens campaign for the right to food

A European Citizens’ Initiative is calling for dignified and sustainable access to food. In the EU, more than 8 per cent of the population cannot afford a meat-based meal or a vegetarian equivalent every other day

Refugees in Durban: Seeking safety and shelter amidst adversity

Refugees in Durban: Seeking safety and shelter amidst adversity

Buenos Aires City poverty rate rises after five quarters of decline

Over 651,000 porteños – more than one in five residents – were living in poverty in the first quarter of 2026, according to the IDECBA city statistics bureau. Leer más

Lessons for Africa from Brazil on becoming more resilient to climate disasters

The growing economic and social impacts of natural disasters highlight the need for stronger disaster risk governance across many African countries. Brazil's disaster monitoring and early-warning system offers a model. The post Lessons for Africa from Brazil on becoming more resilient to climate disasters appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Hands of Gold Foundation supports vulnerable at Fantsinko

FOR thousands of children in underserved communities, access to clean water, quality education, healthcare and decent shelter remains a daily challenge. Many families continue to struggle with extreme poverty, leaving children without basic necessities such as school supplies, proper clothing and other essential needs for healthy growth and development. In response, the Hands of Gold The post Hands of Gold Foundation supports vulnerable at Fantsinko appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

NAFDAC raises alarm over unsafe food, pushes nationwide safety reforms

By Chioma Obinna The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Monday sounded the alarm over the growing dangers of unsafe food in Nigeria, warning that millions of lives remain at risk from preventable foodborne illnesses. Speaking at the agency’s 2026 World Food Safety Day [] The post NAFDAC raises alarm over unsafe food, pushes nationwide safety reforms appeared first on Vanguard News.

WFP warns hunger in northern Nigeria at highest levels

The UN World Food Programme says conflict, displacement and funding cuts have pushed hunger in northern Nigeria to its worst levels in almost a decade, with more than 17 million people facing acute food insecurity.

South Africans rally to protect migrants amid xenophobic protests

Following a wave of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, documented migrants are also becoming targets. TRT World's Thuso Khumalo reports from Johannesburg, where community groups and concerned citizens are working to protect vulnerable foreign nationals, oppose xenophobia and Afrophobia, and ensure immigration laws are enforced without violence.

Is the Clock Finally Striking the Hour of ‘the African Moment’?

In his 1998 chronicle of the Rwandan genocide, journalist Philip Gourevitch calls Africa a region that generates major catastrophes, ‘but don’t really make meaningful politics’. Indeed, in the academic world, Africa is often framed as an agglomeration of failing states. It has, somehow, become synonymous with bad governance, neo-patrimonialism, militarism, authoritarianism, and poverty. Though Africa [] The post Is the Clock Finally Striking the Hour of ‘the African Moment’? appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Understanding the rise of Afrophobia in South Africa — and how we resist it

The rise of Afrophobia in South Africa cannot be understood outside the context of deep inequality, unemployment, dispossession, political manipulation, and the failures of post-apartheid transformation. The post Understanding the rise of Afrophobia in South Africa — and how we resist it appeared first on New Politics.

Naboun (Siguiri) : privés d’école, des centaines d’enfants de Kodjou condamnés aux travaux champêtres

Situé dans la sous-préfecture de Naboun, à environ 130 kilomètres de la préfecture de Siguiri, le secteur de Kodjou vit dans un isolement qui compromet sérieusement l’avenir de ses enfants. Dans cette localité essentiellement agricole, l’absence totale d’infrastructures scolaires prive des centaines d’enfants de leur droit fondamental à l’éducation. Les salles de classe n’existent pas. [] The post Naboun (Siguiri) : privés d’école, des centaines d’enfants de Kodjou condamnés aux travaux champêtres first appeared on Guineematin.com.

Femicide and Child Rape in Cameroon: A Justice System Failing Women and Girls

CameroonOnline.ORG | A deeply unsettling crisis is unfolding across Cameroon. A devastating surge in sexual violence and femicide targeting young children and women has sparked widespread public outrage and national trauma. Families are being left to process unimaginable grief, made all the more painful by a systemic failure to protect them. In this special report The post Femicide and Child Rape in Cameroon: A Justice System Failing Women and Girls appeared first on CameroonOnline.org.

Lynn Ruane: When eviction becomes part of Ireland's housing policy, everyone loses

Housing insecurity spreads harm through communities like an epidemic. In the midst of record homelessness, policies should prioritise keeping people in their homes.