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Drought is pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa
Soaring cost of basic staples is an extra challenge for pastoralists as livestock prices fall -
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FAO presents $50 million emergency plan as Ethiopia faces worst drought in 30 years
10.2 million food insecure after major crop failure, livestock losses due to El Niño -
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Africa struggles with soaring food prices
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Price protests expose state faults
Rioting and repression reflect problems of African governance -
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Saving Africa’s forests, the ‘lungs of the world’
Forest conservation can help counter climate change -
NEPAD in action
Is cassava Africa’s new staple food?
NEPAD promotes cassava farming to reduce hunger -
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Fixing the humanitarian aid system
UN, relief groups seek to bolster and speed up food delivery