http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14248278#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the East Africa hunger crisis section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:31:55 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14248278#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Could Somalia famine deal fatal blow to Islamist militants? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14373264#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14373264 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:19:03 GMT Famine conditions have ended in war-torn Somalia six months after they were first declared but the situation remains serious, the UN says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16866913#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16866913 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:21 GMT A man claiming to be from al-Qaeda distributes aid in Somalia, highlighting the group's links with al-Shabab militants. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15317230#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15317230 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:12:16 GMT The British public has donated £72m for victims of the devastating drought in East Africa, the most ever for a food crisis, UK aid agencies say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15311613#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15311613 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:28:36 GMT The aid operation near the Kenya-Somalia border is scaled back after the abduction of two aid workers, the UN tells the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15304384#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15304384 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:47:57 GMT As many as 750,000 people could die as Somalia's drought worsens, the UN says, declaring a famine in a new area. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14785304#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14785304 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:00:29 GMT World famous musician Youssou N'Dour hits out at Africa’s leaders for failing to act on Somalia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14825393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14825393 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:56:44 GMT Eritrea, one of the most secretive countries, denies a food crisis, but evidence suggests severe hunger and malnutrition as drought intensifies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14779344#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14779344 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:04:19 GMT An 11-year-old Ghanaian boy launches a campaign to raise money for Somali famine victims during his school holidays - so far raising $500 in a week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14474860#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14474860 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:18:31 GMT Love, school and work in Dadaab http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15158976#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15158976 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:25:04 GMT Somalis flee north after Kenya incursion http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15537525#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15537525 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:23:41 GMT Rains ease the drought but Somalis still suffering http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15520332#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15520332 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:17:52 GMT Watching history repeat itself in Somalia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14481103#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14481103 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:47:10 GMT Has Kenya turned a drought into a food crisis? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14458109#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14458109 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:19:25 GMT Children left in desert as families flee drought http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14084670#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14084670 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:34:17 GMT Hundreds of Somalis continue to cross the border to seek help Ethiopia, three months after famine was declared in the region. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15550741#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15550741 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:19:27 GMT The Islamist militia in Somalia, al-Shabab, says it has not lifted a ban on foreign aid agencies in the large areas of the country under its control. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14246177#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14246177 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:00:38 GMT Aid will be airlifted into the Somali capital Mogadishu within days according to the UN as famine grips East Africa. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14244186#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14244186 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:37:39 GMT BBC Somali's editor Yusuf-Garaad Omar talks about the situation in the region. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14147721#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14147721 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:51:47 GMT The head of the United Nations refugee agency has urged Kenya to open its Ifo II camp to refugees escaping drought and war in Somalia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14113811#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14113811 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:03:38 GMT The rains have failed for the last two years while crops and livestock have died, leaving people with no food. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14020452#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14020452 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:38:12 GMT UK minister visits Somalia's war-weary and famine-hit capital city http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14571573#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14571573 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:08:14 GMT Getting food aid to famine fugitives streaming into Mogadishu http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14369252#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14369252 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:03:27 GMT The top 10 alleged culprits for the Horn of Africa crisis http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14291581#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14291581 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:45:10 GMT Kenya camps where thousands arrive seeking help http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-14119487#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-14119487 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:11:14 GMT Seeking aid amid the bullets of Mogadishu http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14248940#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14248940 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:34:42 GMT Stark reality in a city of drought refugees http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14078074#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14078074 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:18:41 GMT Impact of 20 years of war and instability http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12285365#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12285365 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:06:50 GMT The fight to get aid into Islamist areas http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14143562#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14143562 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:08:25 GMT Why is East Africa facing a hunger crisis? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14249733#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14249733 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:47:06 GMT The UN declares famine in parts of southern Somalia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14199080#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14199080 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:13:26 GMT Border town becomes focal point of emergency http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14089276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14089276 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:17:40 GMT Kenyans and Somalis describe their concerns about the crisis http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13951454#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13951454 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:06:05 GMT