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Chris de Bode’s photographs bear witness to a land blighted by drought
Mental health, Stephen O’Brien, movie villains
America has a strategic interest in ending starvation in Yemen and Africa
Every starving nation is different but all need economic help — and to stop fighting
Conflict and drought from Nigeria to Yemen combine to put 20m people at risk
Technology works for medicine drops but not for food, says relief agency
UN says 20m face starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria
Response needs to be better co-ordinated and funded more rapidly, says Save the Children
Hundred-fold increase in work permit costs imposed at a time when 100,000 people face famine
The making of disasters in four countries was there for all to see
Declaration of famine in South Sudan comes after centuries of food crises
UN says crisis could spread to regions covering 5.5m people
Families struggle to survive after rains fail for third consecutive year
Poor rains forecast for nation that is struggling to recover from last year’s drought
Returning the ill-gotten gains of corrupt officials would be a start
European aid agencies warn on failure to avert famine risk amid Boko Haram insurgency
The international response to the crisis left in Boko Haram’s wake is way too slow
Western diplomats describe UN and government response as a disgrace
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