Across Africa, 2015 Has Been a Lean, Hungry Year
<p><span word="Hunger">Hunger</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="ravaged">ravaged</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="straits">straits</span>. </p><p><span word="Countries">Countries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="prevalence">prevalence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>; <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undernourished">undernourished</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, 23 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Orr">Orr</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="culprit">culprit</span>, 2015 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="where">where</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="subsistence">subsistence</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>."</p><p><span word="Governments">Governments</span>' <span word="role">role</span></p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> $192 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crippling">crippling</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>.</p>
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