The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Tory rebels say up to 70 MPs could back their amendments to bill, warning PM he will have ‘nowhere to go’

African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three – wheat, maize and rice – accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the continent and globally. This deprives the continent of diverse food sources, at the…

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Refugees from Uganda’s neighboring countries have long been welcomed to the Nakivale settlement near its southern border with Tanzania

UN peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's foreign minister announced on Saturday, 25 years after their mission began. The operation is due to be completed by the end of the year.

The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo "has commenced", the foreign minister announced on Saturday, with completion due by the end of the year.

Somaliland hoped to be recognised as a country after port deal with landlocked Ethiopia - but move has sparked fury in Somalia

Legal bodies, academics and human rights groups say treaty risks undermining rule of law

States with some of the highest rates of children living in poverty are rejecting bipartisan aid

Resurgence classified as grade 3 emergency by WHO, with southern Africa and Haiti among those hardest hit

President Ndayishimiye accuses Rwanda of backing DRC-based armed group Red Tabara against his government.