16 million people facing food shortages in East Africa and the Horn

August 6, 2012

Ankur Sohanpal

A recent report by Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSN) shows that more than 16 million people, in six African nations, are currently facing food shortages, that range from stressed to emergency levels food insecurity. The affected countries include Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti and Ethiopia, with poor rains, conflict, high food prices and in some cases inability to access humanitarian assistance, seen as driving factors. Read more here.