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The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Supermarket rationing could last for weeks, retail experts warn

Production of tomatoes and cucumbers expected to drop to ‘lowest levels since records began,’ National Farming Union warns

The Independent UK

Nigerian states sue over withdrawal of old banknotes before elections

Sixteen states in Nigeria on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to force the central bank to extend by six months the use of old banknotes, whose withdrawal from circulation has caused cash shortages and angered citizens ahead of weekend elections.

Reuters

1 in 5 at risk of hunger in South Africa

Not enough is known about the link between social vulnerability and food insecurity for the country as a whole

Salon

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Drought in Horn of Africa worse than in 2011 famine

Below-normal rainfall is expected over the next three months in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Al Jazeera

Horn of Africa drought trends said worse than in 2011 famine

A climate center says the trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are worse than they were in a 2011 drought in which at least a quarter-million people died

The Independent UK

Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury's update as shoppers hit with ration limits

Asda and Morrisons have both introduced a ration on the number of fresh produce shoppers can buy

Daily Record

Therese Coffey booed by farmers after refusing to accept food shortage failure

‘We can’t control the weather in Spain’, says enviornment secretary

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Why are Asda and Morrisons rationing salad staples and what foods will I be limited in buying?

From today, Morrisons is putting limits on tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, and peppers, and Asda is limiting shoppers to three items on eight fresh-produce lines.

Evening Standard

U.N. says Congo will need $2.25 billion to aid uprooted people in rebel-hit east

The United Nations will need to mobilise a record $2.25 billion this year to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of Congo following a major offensive by M23 rebels last year, the U.N. coordinator for the country, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Survey shows devastating effects of inflation as children arrive to school hungry every day

One principal said the issue is now being seen in what would be considered more affluent areas

Irish Mirror

Tens of thousands of refugees flee from Somaliland clashes

Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in fighting

The Guardian - UK

N Korea paper warns against ‘poisoned candy’ amid food shortages

The Rodong Sinmun warns against accepting external help amid reports North Korea is teetering on brink of famine.

Al Jazeera

Jill Biden makes 6th visit to Africa, her 1st as first lady

Jill Biden is not a newcomer to Africa

The Independent UK

‘Poisoned candy’: North Korean state media shuns food aid despite hunger crisis

South Korea warns that death from starvation appears to be rising in many of the North’s provinces

The Guardian - AU

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Radio France Internationale

UN peacekeepers killed in Mali, as junta denounces 'agressive' statement from EU council president

Three UN peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on post-Covid welfare: needs more progressive experiments

Editorial: Sadiq Khan’s free school meal plan ought to be the start of something big

Reuters

Sudanese print newspapers in decline as readers turn online

As an economic crisis deepens and readers grow more attached to their phones, Sudan's once vibrant newspaper industry is in decline, with publishers shutting down or reducing their print operations, sellers, editors and union officials tell Reuters.

Bristol Post

UK tomato shortage leaves empty shelves at Bristol supermarkets

Shoppers have struggled to find tomatoes in supermarkets in Bristol

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Recommendations for Broad Legal Powers to Dismantle Ousted Bashir Regime in Sudan

A conference in Sudan on Monday recommended special legal amendments to uproot Muslim Brotherhood elements from the army, security forces, police, and the Rapid Support Forces. The conference was focused on removing traces of the regime of ouster President Omar al-Bashir. Purging the country’s apparatuses from the influence of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Gulf Program for Development, UNICEF Sign Cooperation Agreement

The Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) announced funding to support UNICEF's response to the cholera outbreak in Lebanon and to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases again. The agreement was signed in Riyadh on Monday by Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Free school meals extended to all primary school pupils in London

Sadiq Khan has announced plans to extend free school meals to every primary school child in London for one year. The £130m scheme will support 270,000 pupils not currently in receipt of the programme, of whom an estimated 100,000 live in poverty.

Wales Online

Supermarket fruit and veg shortages set to last 'weeks'

It has been blamed on poor weather conditions

The Conversation

Islamist terrorism is rising in the Sahel, but not in Chad – what's different?

Since the rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria and the emergence of Islamist-Salafist groups in northern Mali in 2013, the Sahel has increasingly been caught in the maelstrom of Islamist terrorism.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Free schools meals help every child to live up to their potential

It is hard to learn on an empty stomach. That is why we welcome the move by Mayor Sadiq Khan to extend free school meals to all primary school children to support struggling families through the cost-of-living crisis.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan calls for London’s free school meals scheme to be expanded across whole country

Free meals will make the crucial difference, say head teachers

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