Location: Africa
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.
The impact of climate change, coupled with COVID-19, has increased the scale of deprivation, food insecurity and malnutrition among vulnerable rural and urban communities in Namibia.
Formerly known as Swaziland, this land-locked country struggles with a high rate of poverty and HIV, in addition to food insecurity.
Niger is a landlocked and food-deficit Sahel country. Gender disparities persist and continue to strongly challenge the country’s development.
Since the 1994 genocide and collapse of the economy and social services, the government embarked on rebuilding the country and improving its quality of life through long- and short-term development programs.
The two-island country faces significant challenges due to its remoteness and irregular landscape. This results in high export costs and agriculture that's vulnerable to natural disasters.
Despite significant economic growth and decades of political stability, Senegal still faces serious development challenges. More than one third of the population lives below the poverty line.
Sierra Leone is a currently peaceful country, but ongoing climate shocks and disease outbreaks pose a threat to food security.
While famine has been kept at bay, the situation in Somalia remains critical. A looming drought could push 1 million more Somalis into extreme hunger.
Escalating violence on top of climate disasters, sky-rocketing prices and the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing millions more people into hunger.
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.
Economic instability and floods are damaging Togo's agricultural systems, causing greater hunger.