Africa 26 October 2026, 16:58 via Daily Maverick

El Niño threatens to deepen southern Africa’s poverty crisis

An expected El Niño drought, rising costs and shrinking humanitarian aid could worsen food insecurity and poverty across southern Africa in 2027.

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