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Famine in Africa
Page last updated at 15:46 GMT, Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Archive picture of cracked earth
African food appeal 'exaggerated'
A group of leading UK charities overstated the seriousness of food shortages in southern Africa, auditors say.

KEY STORIES

Eritrea's growing aid dependence
Ethiopia still needs aid
Bush: Africa hostage to GM fears
Southern Africa drought 'ending'
UN slams aid 'double standards'
Behind Africa's famine
Globalisation or marginalisation?
Why famine stalks Africa
Some 11 million people face famine in EthiopiaIn pictures
Ethiopians tell of famine fears

Aid worker's diary
Malawi avoids drought disaster but floods leave their mark
Hungry planet
Why are millions of people starving across the globe?

HORN OF AFRICA

Ethiopia: More aid, more hunger still
The BBC's Michael Buerk examines why twice as many Ethiopians are facing starvation now than in 1984?

Ethiopia plans 'Live Aid' appeal
Ethiopian border stance risks aid
Eritrea in severe need of food aid
Ethiopia's long wait for rain
Q&A: Ethiopia's famine
Ethiopian voices
SOUTHERN AFRICA

BabyAfrica famine to last into 2004
Poor rains mean the famine in Southern Africa is likely to continue for at least another year, the UN says.

Zimbabweans face hungry Christmas
Famine plagues Zimbabwe
Madagascar's forgotten famine
Zambian land offer
Zimbabweans focus on food

WEST AFRICA

Mauritanian landscapeMauritania's year of hardship
The drought hitting the Western Sahel region has had severe repercussions for people in Mauritania.

West Africa famine warning
Senegal 'misled donors'
African voices
Famine victims tell their stories

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Reports from Africa's worst affected areas
Zambia's GM debate
Should famine-stricken countries turn to GM food?
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