Hunger stalks 20m in East Africa as 2030 nears

Camels

A caravan of camels. The dire hunger situation is the result of a toxic cocktail of the climate crisis, Covid-19, a desert locust invasion and increasingly severe and protracted violent conflicts. PHOTO | COURTESY 

Food insecurity continues to stalk eastern Africa, with four countries counting 19.5 million people in its population among those feeling the severity of its bite.

The situation is exacerbated by conflict and famine that is targeting the few surviving livestock.