Horn of Africa

Expanding the Focus from Relief to Resilience

Dr. Kristalina Georgieva | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Drought, Global Hunger, Hunger, World Hunger, East Africa Famine, Famine, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Africa, Impact News
Dr. Kristalina Georgieva

Over the past year, 13.3 million people in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia were thrown into crisis as a result of drought in the Horn of Africa, the worst in 60 years. It doesn't have to be this way.

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Bin Laden's Death, One Year On

Malou Innocent | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: 9/11, Yemen, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Horn of Africa, Osama Bin Laden, Terrorism, Politics News
Malou Innocent

Policymakers and prominent opinion leaders must stop conflating the punishment of al Qaeda with the creation of stable societies, particularly when waging counterinsurgency campaigns distracts from the conceptually simpler task of targeted counterterrorism measures to find and eliminate terrorist threats.

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Responding Early and Building Resilience in the Sahel

Nancy Lindborg | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Horn of Africa Drought, Burkina Faso, Horn of Africa, Horn of Africa Famine, Africa, Sahel, Usaid, Tougouri, World News
Nancy Lindborg

A year after the worst drought in 60 years sent 13.3 million people in the Horn of Africa into crisis, we are now facing a rising threat of crisis in the Sahel -- an arid belt that stretches from Senegal through Niger and Burkina Faso to Chad.

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In Horn of Africa, Food Crisis Creates Shame

Chris Herlinger | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Ethiopia Food Crisis, Horn of Africa Drought, Ethiopia Drought, East Africa Food Crisis, Horn of Africa, World News
Chris Herlinger

Food crises are more and more affecting not only the rural poor, but the one-time farmers and laborers who have migrated from the countryside to urban areas seeking a better life.

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Gold -- the Color of Impending Starvation

David Weiss | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Kenya, Kenya Famine, Horn of Africa, Horn of Africa Famine, World News
David Weiss

Although the drought in the Horn of Africa has long since faded from the headlines, unless we continue to plan long term we may never be very far away from the next crisis.

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U.N. Downgrades Somali Famine, But Situation Still Dire

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Al-Shabab, Video, Food and Agricultural Organization, Somali Famine, Horn of Africa, Horn of Africa Famine, Food and Agriculture Organization, Jose Graziano De Silva, Somalia, World News

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations said Friday that Somalia's famine is over, but the world body's Food and Agricultural Organization warned th...

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Should We Still Worry About Food Prices?

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Food, Food Prices, Horn of Africa, Hunger, Energy Prices, World Food Prices, Price Volatility, World Hunger, World News
Otaviano Canuto

Food prices are finally coming down after a year of spikes and high volatility. But prices of certain foods remain very high, and millions of people are still at risk of suffering from malnutrition and hunger.

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America Does Not Happen By Accident

Ming Holden | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Youth, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Rape, Horn of Africa, Nairobi, Congo, Youth Empowerment, Youth Activism, Post-Conflict, Madeleine Albright, Community Development, Survival Girls, Africa, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Ptsd, Kenya, Foreign Aid, Ronan Farrow, Mia Farrow, Video, Impact News
Ming Holden

Simply put, America needs not to abandon foreign aid because if it did so, it would forfeit leadership.

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USAID: Building Resiliency In The Horn of Africa

Tom Murphy | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Relief, Horn of Africa Drought, Nancy Lindborg, International Development, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Aid, Sahel, Drought, Famine, Africa, Feed the Future, Development, Resiliency, International Aid, Usaid, Fwd, Good News, Good News News
Tom Murphy

Programming in the HoA seeks to give people living in the region the ability to adjust to the cyclical droughts that return every few years. Feed the Future is one USAID program that hopes to build the capacity to withstand weather challenges.

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Kenya Dispatch: The End of Structure

Ming Holden | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Youth, Somalia, Collaborative Power, Horn of Africa, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Al'Shabaab, Kenya, Congo, Election Violence, Ptsd, Refugees, Foreign Policy, Youth Empowerment, Identity Politics, Nairobi, World News
Ming Holden

It wasn't until I mobilized a theater group for female survivors of gang rape at the hands of rebel army soldiers who murdered their parents in front of them that I truly learned what self-expression means to the future of democracy.

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Hunger at Thanksgiving

Ambassador Ertharin Cousin | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Food Insecurity, Thanksgiving 2011, East Africa Drought, Hunger, World Hunger, East Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Thanksgiving, Impact News
Ambassador Ertharin Cousin

As we take that last bite of pumpkin pie tonight, let us take a minute to think about the importance of pursuing the goal of feeding those hungry children whose faces haunt us, but more importantly, to give them the tools they need to feed themselves in the future.

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Food Prices, Financial Crisis and Droughts

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Drought, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Poverty, Food Prices, International Development, Food Crisis, Horn of Africa, Global Food Crisis, World News
Otaviano Canuto

Global food prices remain high and volatile, affecting the poorest countries the most. For millions who are already vulnerable, events like the droughts in the Horn of Africa add to their hardships while continued market turmoil increases uncertainty in the global economy.

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Wampanoags and Peanut Farmers

Mark Moore | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Starvation, Usaid, Plymouth Colony, Mana, Horn of Africa, Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, Unicef, Peanuts, Impact News
Mark Moore

This year's Thanksgiving celebration will take place as millions of children face starvation in the Horn of Africa and in developing nations around the world. And I am wondering if we will be as generous as the Wampanoags.

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Creating a Strong African-American Voice for Africa

Rev. Derrick Boykin | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Africa, Horn of Africa Drought, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Black Voices News
Rev. Derrick Boykin

As an African American, I feel compelled to take action on issues facing my brothers and sisters in Africa. We, as a community, need a paradigm shift in the way African-Americans view Africa.

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No Refuge for Somali Refugees

Sarah Kenyon Lischer | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Humanitarian Aid, Migration, Terrorists, Refugees, Famine, Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Horn of Africa, World News
Sarah Kenyon Lischer

The reality now is that civil wars do not remain quarantined within national borders. And that forced migration is not an accidental byproduct of war. Many combatants use the forced movement of people as an intentional war strategy.

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The Real Haunted House

Ming Holden | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Refugees, Horn of Africa, Dadaab, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Impact News
Ming Holden

Depending on how much support a refugee has received, and how consistent their surroundings are in the non-home place they find themselves, they can go from trauma victim to trauma survivor.

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Bill Gates Wins World Food Program Award, Urges Rich Donors To 'Wake Up'

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Hunger, G20 Summit, Video, Famine, Horn of Africa, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, World Food Programme, Bill Gates Foundation, Impact News

Bill Gates' efforts to fight hunger earned him a World Food Program award Monday, but the billionaire philanthropist isn't feeling complacent. He urge...

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All for One Aim: Multi-pronged Approach to Fight Hunger

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Drought, Hunger, Fao, Price Volatility, Food Crisis, Sustainable Agricultural Innovations, Horn of Africa, Food Aid, Malnourishment, World Food Day, Food Prices, Food Security, World Food Program, Impact News
Danielle Nierenberg

India is in the process of enacting a food security act to provide food for nearly 70 percent of the population, specifically targeting the poor, who are often not counted in state surveys and who are denied many benefits.

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The Miracle Food

Mark Moore | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Severe Acute Malnutrition, Therapeutic Food, Peanut, Unicef, Peanut Butter, World Food Day, Hunger in Africa, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Rutf, Impact News
Mark Moore

If you think of peanuts as just something to eat at ball games or as the essential ingredient in a peanut-butter-and jelly sandwich, you are seriously underestimating Arachis hypogaea.

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Horn of Africa Crisis Is Not Over. How Can We Avoid Another One?

David J. Olson | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Malnutrition, Unicef, Usaid, Somalia, Kenya, Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Drought, Amref, Famine, Plumpnut, World News
David J. Olson

The current drought and famine is worse than the one in 1985 -- some say it is the worst in 60 years and affects more than 12 million people, most of them women and children -- but seems to be attracting a fraction of the world's attention.

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Leveraging Short-Term Relief for Long-Term Gains in Garbatulla, Kenya

Nan Dale | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Food Crisis Africa, Food Crisis Horn, Food Crisis East Africa, Food Crisis, Horn of Africa, Horn of Africa Famine, Somalia Food Crisis, Food Crisis Kenya, Impact News
Nan Dale

As I watched women gather around earth pan with their empty jerrycans only to find dirty, silt-laden water unfit for cooking, washing or drinking, I knew we had to find an immediate solution.

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Al-Shabaab's Withdrawal Offers an Opportunity Not to Be Missed

Stephen P. Groff | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Foreign Aid, Poverty, Developing Countries, International Development, Impact News, Horn of Africa, Economic Development, World News
Stephen P. Groff

The withdrawal provides momentum for the much-criticized peacekeeping efforts in the country and, despite the famine that is ravaging the region, creates an important window of opportunity.

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Burundi Massacre: Learning From Past Genocides

Suzan Song | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Burundi, Massacre, War, Genocide, Horn of Africa, Africa, Burundi Murders, Burundi Killings, Burundi Africa, Burundi Massacre, World News
Suzan Song

Burundi is no stranger to massacres. Genocides and civil wars between Hutus and Tutsis claimed the lives of over 300,000 civilians. As many as 6,000 children were used as soldiers, molded to murder.

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African Artists Call For Long-Term Famine Solutions

Dr. Sipho Moyo | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: G20 Finance Ministers, UN General Assembly, Africa Famine, One, Africa, Horn of Africa, Impact News
Dr. Sipho Moyo

For the first time in our lifetime, a wide range of African artists and global celebrities with a passion for Africa, have united in a call for action...

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Lynne Peeples

Hope In Face Of Hunger: Women, Micronutrients, Conservation Could Fend Off Food Insecurity

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Women, Bill Clinton, Third Industrial Revolution, World Hunger, East Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Micronutrients, Conservation, Hillary Clinton, Green News

In the coming months, an estimated 750,000 Somalian people face starvation due to severe drought and famine. "The Horn of Africa is huge wake up ca...

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