From Angola to Zimbabwe,food prices are soaring and malnutrition is on the rise as the latest El Niño weather event takes a brutal tollDrought is affecting 1.4 million people across seven of Angola’s 18 provinces. Food prices have rocketed and acute malnutrition rates have doubled, with more than 95000 children affected. Food insecurity is expected to worsen from July to the discontinuance of the year. Related: Where drought is the new normal: El Niño worsens food shortages in Malawi and Zimbabwe – podcast Related: Drought and rising temperatures 'leaves 36m people across Africa facing starvation' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com