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edit| Date | Event | Location | Death toll (where known; estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–2004 | Second Congo War. 2.7 million people died, mostly from starvation and disease | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,700,000 |
| 2003–2005 | Famine during the War in Darfur | Sudan | 200,000 |
| 2004–2005 | Twelfth Kere | Madagascar | |
| 2005–2006 | 2005–2006 Niger food crisis. At least three million were affected in Niger and 10 million throughout West Africa[1][2][3] | Niger and West Africa | |
| 2009–2013 | Thirteenth Kere | Madagascar | |
| 2011–2012 | Famine in Somalia, brought on by the 2011 East Africa drought[4] | Somalia | 285,000 |
| 2012 | Famine in West Africa, brought on by the 2012 Sahel drought[5] | Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso | |
| 2014–2017 | Fourteenth Kere | Madagascar | |
| 2016–present | Famine in Yemen, arising from the Yemeni Civil War and the subsequent blockade of Yemen by Saudi Arabia | Yemen | 85,000 children as of 2017.[6] Unknown number of adults. |
| 2017 | Famine in South Sudan[7] Famine in Somalia, due to 2017 Somali drought. Famine in Nigeria | South Sudan, Unity State, Somalia, and Nigeria. | |
| 2020–present | Famine in the Tigray War | Tigray, Ethiopia | 150,000–200,000+[8] |
| 2021–present | 2021–2022 Madagascar famine | Madagascar | |
| 2023–present | Gaza Strip famine | Gaza Strip, Palestine | |
| 2023–present | 2024 Sudan famine | Sudan | 1050+[9] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Niger: An evidence base for understanding the current crisis - Niger | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2005-07-26. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Amnesty International Report 2006 - Niger". Refworld. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "UN Seeks $240 Mln of Food Aid for West Africa". archive.globalpolicy.org. January 16, 2006. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "United Nations News Centre – UN declares famine in another three areas of Somalia". Un.org. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ "Sahel Famine Crisis". UNICEF. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ Karasz, Palko (November 21, 2018). "85,000 Children in Yemen May Have Died of Starvation". The New York Times.
- ^ "Famine declared in South Sudan". The Guardian. 2017-02-20.
- ^ "Tigray war has seen up to half a million dead from violence and starvation, say researchers". The Globe and Mail. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ SudanTribune (2024-10-17). "Famine tightens grip on Sudan's Nuba Mountains, hundreds dead". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
External links
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Media related to famines at Wikimedia Commons
