Article 1EKGJ How southern Africa is coping with worst global food crisis for 25 years

How southern Africa is coping with worst global food crisis for 25 years

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John Vidal
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From Angola to Zimbabwe, food prices are soaring and malnutrition is on the rise as the latest El Nino weather event takes a brutal toll

Drought is affecting 1.4 million people across seven of Angola's 18 provinces. Food prices have rocketed and acute malnutrition rates have doubled, with more than 95,000 children affected. Food insecurity is expected to worsen from July to the end of the year.

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