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Ghana is located between 4.5° and 11.5° N latitude and 3.5° W and 1.3° E longitude and covers the typical agro-ecological zones of West Africa.Administratively, Ghana is divided into 10 regions, which are divided into 170 sub-regions spread across six agro-ecological zones. [4]
At least three million were affected in Niger and 10 million throughout West Africa [171] [172] [173] Niger and West Africa: 2009–2013 Thirteenth Kere: Madagascar: 2011–2012: Famine in Somalia, brought on by the 2011 East Africa drought [174] Somalia: 285,000: 2012: Famine in West Africa, brought on by the 2012 Sahel drought [175]
The relief effort has already been made possible by the response to the Red Cross's West Africa Crisis Appeal, which aims to raise £500,000. According to UN agencies, 200,000 children need treatment for malnutrition in Niger alone, as Oxfam put out an £7,000,000 appeal to cover both Chad and Niger. [8] [120] [135]
Valerie Amos, UN Humanitarian Chief during 2012, released a statement during the year stating that over 15 million people were malnourished in West Africa and the Sahel region. [4] The main contributor to the famine was the drought of Sahel, ensued from a combination of failing crops and El Niño. [3]
1899 famine in central Kenya; 1983 famine in Ghana; B. Biafran airlift; ... Food security in Malawi; H. 2006 Horn of Africa food crisis; Horn of Africa drought (2020 ...
The famine in the southeast of the country was brought about by the Derg's counterinsurgency efforts against the OLF. However, most media referring to "the Ethiopian famine" of the 1980s refers to the severe famine in 1983–85 centered on Tigray and northern Wollo, which further affected Eritrea, Begemder and northern Shewa. [32]
The population of Niger increased more than fivefold between 1950 and 2005, from 2.5 million to 13.5 million. [3] The fertility rate in Niger is the highest in the world at 7.6 children per woman, [4] and the population of the country is projected to increase tenfold in the 21st century to more than 200 million people in 2100.
It is estimated that 1.5 million people died of starvation due to this famine. Additionally, drought and other government interference with the food supply caused 500 thousand Africans to perish in Central and West Africa. [47] Famine recurred in the early 1970s, when Ethiopia and the west African Sahel suffered drought and famine.