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March 23, 2022

28 Millions People in Eastern African Nations at Risk of Famine
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Oxfam International is warning 28 million people in eastern Africa are
at risk of famine as the region remains in the throes of an "unfolding
full-scale catastrophe." A historic years-long drought, coupled with
conflict, has decimated agriculture in the Horn of Africa and caused
massive displacement. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also threatened
the region's wheat imports, diverted international assistance and
triggered global spikes in the cost of food, energy and fertilizer.
Click here to see our conversation with Raj Patel on how the Ukraine war
will affect world hunger.


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