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Agency says 28 million Africans in ten States face starvation

Some Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda residents are facing starvation. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  WINNIE ATIENO

Correspondent

Some 27. 5 million people are in dire need of food aid in 10 African countries due to drought, officials announced last week.

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre director Guleid Artan said some Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda residents are facing starvation.

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