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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.en-gbWed, 15 Aug 2007 15:09:01 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/africa/2002/famine_in_africa/default.stmA group of leading UK charities overstated the seriousness of food shortages in southern Africa, auditors say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/3404081.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3404081.stmFri, 16 Jan 2004 16:36:04 GMTAfricaThe BBC's Jonah Fisher reports on a recurring drought affecting the proud and independent nation of Eritrea.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/3278215.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3278215.stmTue, 18 Nov 2003 08:43:52 GMTAfricaFamine was averted this year through food aid but more is required next year, the government warns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/3084078.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3084078.stmFri, 05 Sep 2003 14:18:10 GMTAfricaThe US president says "unfounded" European fears over GM crops are blocking efforts to end famine.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/3050855.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3050855.stmThu, 22 May 2003 16:05:05 GMTAmericasA report prepared for the region's ministers indicates the southern African drought is coming to an end.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/3034651.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3034651.stmFri, 16 May 2003 15:13:12 GMTAfricaThe West is forgetting 40 million Africans, while helping post-war Iraq, says the head of the World Food Programme.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2927889.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2927889.stmTue, 08 Apr 2003 10:52:04 GMTAfricaThe BBC's Alastair Leithead travels through southern Africa to discover what lies behind the threatened devastating famine.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2613389.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2613389.stmSun, 29 Dec 2002 17:36:42 GMTAfricaAfrica is regularly beset by drought and famine. Some observers say greater involvement in the global economy can end this - but others believe it is the cause.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2538665.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2538665.stmWed, 04 Dec 2002 10:11:23 GMTAfricaWith nearly 30 million people facing possible starvation in Africa within months, BBC News Online examines why the continent regularly suffers from famine.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2449527.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2449527.stmTue, 12 Nov 2002 18:16:25 GMTAfricaThe BBC's Michael Buerk examines why twice as many Ethiopians are facing starvation now than in 1984?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/this_world/3357301.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/3357301.stmSun, 04 Jan 2004 08:24:37 GMTThis WorldEthiopia plans its own concert to raise funds for 11 million of its people facing famine, 18 years after Live Aid.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2966981.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2966981.stmTue, 22 Apr 2003 16:04:40 GMTAfricaEthiopia's stance on its border with Eritrea threatens development cooperation, the EU warns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/3340593.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3340593.stmMon, 22 Dec 2003 13:01:55 GMTAfricaChildren have started dying in Eritrea with two-thirds of the population facing serious food shortages, the UN warns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2738295.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2738295.stmFri, 07 Feb 2003 17:27:47 GMTAfricaMartin Plaut meets an Ethiopian farmer who keeps working his land hoping for rain. But famine is a reality amid the drought.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/from_our_own_correspondent/2646169.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/from_our_own_correspondent/2646169.stmSat, 11 Jan 2003 12:54:27 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentBBC News Online looks at why famine has hit Ethiopia once again after the country's prime minister warns of a massive humanitarian disaster.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2440793.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2440793.stmMon, 11 Nov 2002 11:56:10 GMTAfricaPoor rains mean the famine in Southern Africa is likely to continue for at least another year, the UN says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2635089.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2635089.stmTue, 07 Jan 2003 12:54:30 GMTAfricaThe WFP cuts food rations in half over Christmas because of a shortfall in international donations.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/3341179.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3341179.stmMon, 22 Dec 2003 15:21:25 GMTAfricaIn an undercover report, the BBC's Fergal Keane reveals the dire situation in a nation afflicted by famine and oppression.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2678557.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2678557.stmTue, 21 Jan 2003 01:09:08 GMTAfricaInhabitants of southern Madagascar are used to hardship but they are struggling to survive a severe drought.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2906371.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2906371.stmWed, 02 Apr 2003 07:21:27 GMTAfricaThe authorities are to offer thousands of hectares of land to farmers in a bid to combat hunger, including to former Zimbabwean white farmers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2721275.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2721275.stmMon, 03 Feb 2003 15:33:06 GMTAfricaFood, not sport, concerns most Zimbabweans, reports the World Food Programme's Luis Clemens. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2621433.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2621433.stmThu, 02 Jan 2003 13:09:18 GMTAfricaThe drought hitting the Western Sahel region has had severe repercussions for people in Mauritania. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2381939.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2381939.stmFri, 01 Nov 2002 10:46:03 GMTAfricaHundreds of thousands of people are threatened with starvation in five West African countries, warns the UN. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2701455.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2701455.stmTue, 28 Jan 2003 10:13:34 GMTAfricaPresident Wade apologises to donors and sacks his communications adviser and national TV chief after a mistaken food aid appeal.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2222897.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2222897.stmThu, 29 Aug 2002 10:20:54 GMTAfrica