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  • Sub-Saharan Africa Facing Severe Food Shortage

    07/14/2022 6:56:29 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 25 replies
    Voice of America ^ | July 12, 2022 | Lisa Schlein
    The International Committee of the Red Cross warns hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa are going hungry due to conflict, climate shocks, and rising food prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ICRC warns Africa’s food crisis is set to worsen. It says conflict and armed violence, failing harvests due to years of drought, and increases in food and other commodity prices are driving more people into extreme poverty and hunger. A recent U.N. assessment estimates 346 million people on the continent face severe food insecurity, meaning one-quarter of the population does not have enough to eat....