Africa’s Last Famine
Widespread famine in the Horn of Africa, one of the worst humanitarian tragedies of recent times, demands more than emergency assistance. Indeed, only if the agricultural sector’s fundamental inadequacies are addressed can the region truly escape famine’s blight.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Last year, the international community recognized one of the worst humanitarian tragedies of recent times unfolding in the Horn of Africa, and moved in to ameliorate the widespread famine there. Now, poor rains, crop shortages, and continuing conflict could cause millions to be plunged back into life-threatening levels of hunger and malnutrition.