Pastoralism Gets a Reboot in Drying Kenya
August 14, 2025
In Kenya, a new generation of farmer-herders is fighting hunger with support from the World Food Programme and the Zoetis Foundation. Â
WFP News
Location: Africa
One Year After Famine First Confirmed in Sudan, WFP Warns That People Trapped in El Fasher Face Starvation
August 5, 2025
One year since famine was first confirmed in Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur, WFP warns that the families trapped inside the besieged state capital, El Fasher, face starvation.
Emergency Food Assistance Grinds to a Halt in Nigeria Amid Surging Insecurity and Record Hunger
July 23, 2025
WFP will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria at the end of July. This is due to critical funding shortfalls which come at a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger.
Millions Risk Losing Access to Humanitarian Food Assistance Amid Funding Slowdown in South Sudan
July 22, 2025
WFP has reached over 2 million people with lifesaving assistance in South Sudan so far this year. However, a severe funding shortfall threatens ongoing support, placing millions at risk of losing aid.
WFP Airdrops Food to Prevent Catastrophe as Hunger Surges in Conflict-Hit Parts of South Sudan
July 7, 2025
WFP began airdropping emergency food assistance to thousands of families in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, where surging conflict has pushed some communities to the brink of famine.
Conflict, Displacement and Disease Drive Hunger and Malnutrition to Alarming Level in Parts of South Sudan
June 12, 2025
The population in two counties in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates.
WFP Expands Footprint in Khartoum as Families Start to Return to Devastated Capital
June 10, 2025
Laurent Bukera, WFP Sudan representative and country director, speaks on the hunger crisis in Sudan and the urgent need to scale up the humanitarian response.
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April 22, 2025
Although it has made significant improvements in reducing poverty and chronic malnutrition, Mauritania’s rapidly growing population still faces major challenges including hunger, malnutrition, gender inequality and land degradation.
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April 22, 2025
Despite overall economic growth, Tanzania still experiences food deficits due to a heavy reliance on subsistence farming which can’t keep up with the population.
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