The drought stretches far beyond this small Kenyan village and the UN's World Food Programme says up to 20 million people in East Africa are at risk of severe hunger. Ethiopia is battling the ...

The Horn of Africa region is among the worst hit by climate change as drought, floods, and pests become common amid higher ...

As East Africa grapples with an escalating crisis driven by a combination of climate shocks, persistent conflicts, and the resultant displacement of ...

Extreme drought in East Africa is leading to cases of violence against women and girls in the region, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns in a new analysis. The drought has resulted from ...

Kenya was barely out of a once-in-a-generation drought when the worst floods in decades delivered back-to-back disasters for ...

This increase is largely due to conflict, with the war in Sudan forcing record numbers of people from their homes, as well as extreme weather events such as the 2020-2023 Horn of Africa drought.

I WAS at one of our Christmas charity dinners recently where much needed funds were raised by many of our Self Help Africa ...