Russia-Ukraine war, drought fuel hunger crisis in Africa | DW News

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

No money, no job, no skills, no prospects? Perfect! Let's have 15 kids and hope for the best!

[@KJSvitko]

Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger.

[@rededwards3479]

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[@ShirleeKnott]

ouch

[@MrJdsenior]

True, and ending the evil that is also the current major part of the problem. And as far away as Russia. They can't afford birth control if they can't afford food, though, can they. It is so easy to assume what we have available that costs us next to nothing is available to everyone. It isn't.

[@Progan666]

They don't have industry, infrastructure and machinery to get by without manpower.

[@rededwards3479]

@@Progan666 All they NEED is to BE TAUGHT HOW to TRADE STOCKS "Wisely". That's IT. They are POOR...but they can TAKE their MEAGER EARNINGS and INVEST WISELY and make more....Then when a WHOLE Nation "practices" this ..this is what leads to education, construction, industry, infrastructure and machinery. Those ladies that had cattle and farms could have been buying BITCOIN at $0.01 "SECRETLY" so that when they lost all that they had they would still have PASSWORD protected ACCOUNTS and NO ONE would know but them. READ the parable of the 5 TALENTS in the BIBLE...That Parable is a GIFT, GUIDE and WARNING to the POOR...Its meant for THEM..A WAY out of POVERTY. Everyday TRILLION$ of Dollars TRADE on FOREX and MONEY Markets around the globe. TEACH them how to ACCESS these MARKETS. That's IT. Happy trading!

[@lurkingarachnid7475]

Africa has been in a state of drought and famine for centuries, I think other countries are just tired of constantly sending aid, but the problem never get resolved.

[@carstenhansen5757]

Precisely

[@pekkanumminen81]

Flood, droughts, civil wars and population explosion.

[@carstenhansen5757]

@@pekkanumminen81 More or less all those things can be handled. IF they work for it. You think the west was farmland, when we settled here? ;)

[@lasma.a]

Maybe if they would stop having so many babies the things would improve. You cannot expect to have a comfortable life with 9 children! Unless you're like a billionaire or something.

[@mars8185]

@@lasma.a spoken like a westerner

[@JH-pv6rd]

It is ironic that not long ago I saw hundreds of comments on youtube written by Somali people who were overjoyed because of the war in Ukraine. They were so much in love with Russia and wishful for Russia to harm the west. 😩

[@MrJdsenior]

A prime example of 'be careful what you wish for', and thinking things through. I wonder who will help feed them now? I'm betting it WON'T be Russia, not free anyway. Keep in mind though, that a few YT trolls does not a nation make.

[@mridlon1634]

The vest majority of those people aren’t even from let alone live in Africa. Most of the people from the poor parts of Africa can’t even afford or have access to the Internet.

[@sadamseali2865]

@@MrJdsenior somalia was already suffering before Ukraine and Russia war western troops are already in the country and do nothing that's why they were supporting Russia US always carries attack that's hurt the civilians in the name of destroying militias group

[@thomas316]

Somalia must be doing very well. In 2000 the population was only 8 million and in 2022 it is 16 million!

[@milesinnz]

was 2.7 million in 1960.. but shhhh.. people don't want to know the truth..

[@milesinnz]

@@cosmo_mosy same in South America, full of Catholics = same as the Philippines

[@kfekadu55]

People need to stop having more kids but that takes effort as well. Contraceptives, education are lacking. Why? you will lose your mind over the thousand possible answers why.

[@milesinnz]

@@kfekadu55 religion often plays a big part.. Allah will decide how many children you will have and Allah will provide. Except the last part he prefers to leave to western aid agencies

[@impactsuit9871]

in 2040 it´ll be 32 million and in 2050 it´ll be ZERO...

[@peter486]

cool for them but why is it our probem to constant supply them with food they had 400 years to fix that

[@Mellowyellow3]

Besides food and water these poor people need birth control the world looks away when they know this could be fixed shame on us

[@WR-NC-ASPL]

But, is anyone forcing them to produce children

[@laffecaffelott]

@@WR-NC-ASPL their religious leaders and governments are activly opposing contraception and sex ed so kinda

[@CatWhisperer570]

@@WR-NC-ASPL its human nature to want to have sex. Thats why they need birth control. No woman should be birthing 9 childen! Its not good for her or the environment, obviously.

[@prasunkumar117]

@@WR-NC-ASPL yeah ignorance and poverty is forcing them to have more kids.

[@koushikdas1992]

@@prasunkumar117 Religious belief!

[@Raymondreddington3]

All rich countries have low birth rates.South korea=0.9 children per woman, just for example. Poverty would be reduced if the birth rate is lower?

[@freethinker8603]

Exactly

[@migsvensurfing6310]

The other way around. If people get a better living standard, birthrate drops automatically. It is a long journey to get there.

[@freethinker8603]

@@migsvensurfing6310 No

[@hellothere1656]

What Somalia needs is a functioning govt that's willing to do what needs to be done by implementing a 2 child policy for all the poor people whilst the wealthier people can have as many children as they want so they'd all be well fed and educated so they can benefit the country as a whole and it's economy. Even if this govt ends up being a dictatorship, such laws will need to be necessary otherwise the country will just stay poor.

[@deborahfreedman333]

@@migsvensurfing6310 No, a country's living standards are directly linked to the status of women. Those countries that educate girls, all the way through college, have lower birth rates, and standards go up. It is education of females that lower the birthrate. As long as little girls are married off to old men, to begin spitting out children around age 12, poverty and starvation will continue.

[@kusakuna]

Africa try to help yourself and stop depending on European countries

[@joaquimdiss5517]

Same happened in rhodesia. White farmers tried to help them to grow food in mass or huge quantity to feed africans. But they kicked the white farmers out and now they blame europeans for their starvation

[@allantulli5546]

Africa is never going to get it's act together. The whole continent survives on foreign aid.

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

Africa needs to HELP ITSELF

[@jpjam1226]

Bro, what are they supposed to do, pray for rain?

[@prasunkumar117]

@@jpjam1226 less supporting dictators and corrupt politicians for starters.

[@startracksha]

Work more

[@johnnyb2258]

@@jpjam1226 sterilize themselves.

[@fionasmith6868]

@@jpjam1226 if they kept the white farmers they would have food

[@MrInovasoft]

It boggles my mind when I see these poor people having 5, 6,8, 10 children and more!! Why??? When there's war, drought and insecurity why have so many children???

[@Aditya-vt3tv]

Because of high infant mortality rate ig... It's coming down tho.. Contraceptives are extremely important. Eventually education and development will completely turn this situation around.

[@Gaurav-jw5je]

Don't judge them, you are only seeing things through your western mindset

[@migsvensurfing6310]

@@Gaurav-jw5je He didnt judge them but asked a legitim question.

[@migsvensurfing6310]

You see they have no protection against having children another reason is that children is their pension. Half of the kids die before they can earn money and the rest will have to feed you when you get ill/old.

[@dollarisinsanicus]

because they are abdullahs !!!

[@bauer9101]

Why on earth did many of the countries relying on the grain vote in favour of Russia at the UN!

[@demotkt2357]

Exactly my question

[@paulbarnes2499]

because they are african politician even more corrupt than the russians if that is possible

[@Raymondreddington3]

Having so much kids is unsustainable...

[@taylarmarr475]

It is in some ways, but the thing is, in countries like that and in the past you had many children in hope that you'd have some surviving children. That's the reason why countries which have gained economic health have fewer children. India which have developed rapidly over the past 70 years since the 1950's have gone from roughly 5-6 children per woman to 2.5 children per woman, and the same goes for every country. Somalia has had civil war and terrorism for decades now, so they haven't had any real economic opportunities and that along with education, or lack there off and no access to birth control (and education about it) mean that the number of children is bound to be high.

[@deborahfreedman333]

@@taylarmarr475 The problem is the status of women. Girls don't get educated, but instead are married off at an early age. The few schools, built for girls, have been raided by Boko Haram, for slaves/brides. Parents are afraid to send their girls to school, and everyone remains rooted in the poverty that results from overpopulation.

[@VivalaryMan]

I didn't know they had stopped starving tbh. How long have they been well fed?

[@freethinker8603]

you shouldnt have more people/kids than you can feed

[@ZetaMoolah]

@@freethinker8603 in places where there are no social safety nets for elders, having children becomes a necessity for survival

[@freethinker8603]

@@ZetaMoolah having 20 kids when you live in a desert should not be rewarded.

[@sands7779]

@@freethinker8603 and their access to contraception or medical care when they are under siege by Al-Shabaab or another of the warlords or militias vying for power- any suggestions how this would work? Educating women bring up living standards but that is not going to happen with the kleptocrats and warlords those women are unlucky enough to be landed with

[@heybabycometobutthead]

@@ZetaMoolah How's that surviving thing going?

[@milesinnz]

and who wants to say the population explosion has nothing to do with this.. what irresponsible people think they can have as many children as they like, then expect western countries to pay for their children, then go on to bite the hand that then feeds them - let Africa sort it's own problems out... there are more than 50 states, so there must be a good number who can help out their fellow states..

[@1977jenna]

Yeah... When they say that one woman had 9 children I can't feel sorry for them. They need to start taking some responisibility themselves... Don't go and have lots of children when you can't feed them!!! 😠

[@projectacuhope]

Western people are paying for others to have children in their own countries already. The state I left pays a single mom $49K a year for just having two children. Imagine that. That is someone else's money created by someone else's labor. Anyone can reproduce. When it's financially rewarded this way, it encourages people reproducing for pay. I would make benefits conditional. Some kind of implantable birth control must be used in order to receive the benefits. If you can't feed your kid, you get to have ONE on someone else's dime.

[@Roni78z]

These women need birth control. Not being mean, but nine children are a lot of mouths to feed for one mother and no support. Again, not being mean, it’s tragic.

[@johnnyflores5954]

9 children in desert drought war torn region for decades, that’s not irresponsible. That’s child abuse, by uneducated parents.

[@williamcunningham6442]

9 children??? What in drought ridden africa?? Why??

[@rahulchawla62]

Because they know that out of 9 only 2/3 will make it successfully to the adulthood, if all goes well.

[@jojo-pk]

Poverty and patriarchy leads to lack of education and choices.

[@freethinker8603]

@@rahulchawla62 thats how insects and animals think....

[@rahulchawla62]

@@freethinker8603 Yes you are right. Thats why Africa is and will remain under-developed for years to come.

[@rahulchawla62]

@@CantHandleThisCanYa Yes agree with you on this. Hope they'll understand soon enough and make our planet a bit better.

[@marvajefferson7348]

I can't imagine the suffering of these women losing their children due to lack of food and water. I admire their physical and emotional strength 💕

[@manaskumarhaldar2725]

One woman with nine children !!

[@blondie1169]

They keep bringing children into this world knowing their awful future. WHY?

[@tdrm]

Because sex feels good.

[@blondie1169]

@@helmut3356 primitive and very selfish

[@peted7687]

I dont umderstand why women continue to have lots of kids when they have no food or water has always been a problem

[@nebulae10]

How much funding has gone to these country to help them.. many decades these organizations need to be investigated.. where that money has really gone to when donation has been given!!

[@deborahfreedman333]

Until they start treating girls better, educating them rather than selling them as brides at an early age, all the aid in the world won't help.

[@chrizzle6222]

Africa should lower its birth rate and stop relying on foreign aid so unsustainable imagine in 50 years

[@ibiedun156]

Are you saying western aid is feeding the 1 billion people of Africa? Or are you a victim of western media misinformation? Which one is it?

[@chrizzle6222]

@@ibiedun156 no I didn't say that though quite a lot of Africa relies on aid Zimbabwe would basically starve without it Notice how defensive your getting? Instead of defending why don't you do something about your insane birth rates and poverty Instead of blaming " western media"

[@castilloalvin7384]

It may help to change their customs of having many kids that they can't feed.

[@jojo-pk]

You got that backwards. Higher standard of living leads to fewer children, not the other way around.

[@wsmith3849]

Yup, no cable TV or internet and all that’s left is sex.

[@MrJdsenior]

@@CantHandleThisCanYa You always have that level of understanding, logic, and empathy, don't you? Maybe because they can't AFFORD or obtain contraception, ever THINK OF THAT??? Grow up and learn something. You can do it, just TRY!

[@pietrojenkins6901]

@@CantHandleThisCanYa please tell ignorant Jojo that it is the poorest in the USA that have the most kids.

[@als3275]

Castillo Alvin Having kids is their only hope of having someone to care for them when they are too old to work, plus lack of education doesn't help, or inept and corrupt governments that operate a self preservation policy. Unfortunately, if the land can't sustain the current population, all external aid achieves, is exacerbate the problem long term...consider....if you fed one million starving people today, they survive to have more children, so now you have to feed two million people, and so it goes, ad-infinitum....So when do you stop giving aid? The droughts are more frequent, the situation has been unsustainable for decades, and it can only deteriorate. Long term, any population should not outstrip the capability of the land they occupy, to sustain them...sad, but the inevitable result is that the population must dramatically shrink to reach some form of balance with the environment. Throwing more and more external resources at an unsolvable problem is doomed to fail.. External aid is like sticking a plaster on a cut finger while the body is in cardiac arrest..... morally the thing to do, but....... utterly pointless!

[@lucifermorningstar1274]

i may be sick in the head but why are they having kids ?

[@joaquimdiss5517]

Even animals will think twice and move to a greener pastures rather then stay put and continue breeding until starvation. Animals are more intelligent then humans

[@margaretmacmurray658]

I bet the government officials don't go hungry.

[@christineblaszczyk1602]

This has been going on for decades.

[@manaskumarhaldar2725]

Yes. For decades. People produce children and leaders steal.

[@katys.7767]

@@CantHandleThisCanYa In germany treating kids like that would have been child abuse. Kids treated in poverty, hunger, without water.

[@ibiedun156]

On western racist media who deliberately misinforms you!!!!! Let Russia complete it's war. African don't eat that much wheat!!!!!

[@Progan666]

@@CantHandleThisCanYa Are you saying they should all just die out because they don't have the same standards that you and I have?

[@dollarisinsanicus]

they are all infested with the desease cleptocracy nepotism thief minded mentallity complete wast of time and money !!!

[@JoeyBlogs007]

Perhaps families should have a 2 child policy for a set number of years.

[@pktdbgnzwl]

They have lotsa kids cuz 1. patriarchy

[@startracksha]

@@pktdbgnzwl So, help them, send there all the feminists you have.

[@ahmedhz2279]

So they have to kill extra childrens? No. poor people bring more children this is why rich countries in Europe and Japan South Korea have less than 2 birth rate.

[@WR-NC-ASPL]

@@pktdbgnzwl .. It is the African women who cannot control herself and forcing the African men to have se*. So, how can you blame it on patriarchy

[@dri2383]

I hate to say it like this, yes maybe they need to quit having so many children. The planet does not need 8 billion people on it. I have no sympathy I know it’s mean but it’s just how it is.

[@corradocok3306]

All so true. Working in a humanitarian project in Somalia the impact of Covid and Ukraine war together has been staggering at all levels. Euro dropping against Dollar is another pain in the back for European NGOs here.

[@SeeLasSee]

Are you in Somalia? If so have you seen their farms? What do they grow?

[@WR-NC-ASPL]

Why cannot Somalia grow their own food.

[@dhanushgowda4061]

Dont worry India as surplus food grains Indian government banned china private sector stocking on indian food India directly sell food grains in cheap prices

[@corradocok3306]

@@SeeLasSee seen it but don't live, almost no foreigner does. They mainly grow beans, sorghum, corn, tomatoes, some wheat.

[@JollyOldCanuck]

@@WR-NC-ASPL There are farms in Somalia and other African countries, but farmers prefer to export their crop to higher income countries rather than sell to locals.

[@lasma.a]

I don't understand! Can someone please explain this to me? One of the women mentioned in the video has 9 children. Why!? Why 9 children? If you are not sure that you can feed 3 or 4, why to have 9 children?? Am I missing something?

[@1977jenna]

I asked myself the same thing... It's so irresponsible and I can't feel compassion because if it!!

[@lasma.a]

@@1977jenna sadly me neither 😔 I understand two, three, four at most, but 9?! Me and my husband are still trying to convince ourselves of one, considering the situation in the world right now - we just want to make sure that we can take care of a baby. One baby! Not 9 or even 5! Even though we would probably still survive even 9, but I think it should be quality over quantity!

[@natbirchall1580]

The love for strongmen comes with a price

[@jjp5259]

The rulers of those countries need to step up and not rely on outside help alone, Africa is capable of doing better, whats going on?!

[@dollarisinsanicus]

they are all infested with the desease cleptocracy nepotism thief minded mentallity complete wast of time and money !!!

[@shaneoldham6593]

HOW MANY YEARS IS IT NOW SAME PROBLEMS IM 60 YRS OLD SO MUCH HELP HELP HELP FROM UN AND CHARITIES GLOBAL WHERE IS THE BILLIONS GOING

[@johnpablo2772]

I’ll never understand why Africa still rely on outside help when they can start growing their own food They have all the resources You can’t claim droughts when their large numbers of lakes, rivers, streams all throughout Africa They’ll work in gold mines, rubber trees, picking rice by hand, but they won’t take the extra step to make ditches that leads to their farm land Love Africa thats we’re my roots are BUT WHY DO THEY CONTINUE RELYING ON OUTSIDE HELP

[@leavesinautumn5959]

Stop and think about what you've just said, people are likely going to starve and you think it's because they make a choice not dig ditches and rely on others? Africa is incredibly drought prone, over 2 thirds of the continent is highly susceptible. It is plagued by numerous problems besides that contribute to the current state of things. None of which is specialized knowledge, mind you, It's primary school geography. If you "love Africa", I would suggest you not disparage it unnecessarily. The people there have enough to deal with as it is.

[@fionasmith6868]

@@leavesinautumn5959 Africa could feed the world but they got rid of white farmers that is why they in this mess

[@leavesinautumn5959]

@@fionasmith6868 Were that true Africa would have fed the world at some point in the past, which hasn't been the case. So it would seem that drought, conflict and the various other factors that hinder farming in Africa are indifferent to ones ethnic heritage or political inclinations.

[@deborahfreedman333]

There is severe overpopulation in Africa, that is why, they will never be able to feed all their children. Smaller family size is the only answer, Zero Population Growth. The best way to limit family size is educating girls.

[@fionasmith6868]

@@leavesinautumn5959 lam a white Rhodesian and l come from southern Africa and thier was white farmers but they have got rid of the white famers

[@robertfontaine3650]

The sad part is many of these starving nations have given support to Russia.

[@mudshovel289]

Only 4 nations did and Somalia is not one of them.

[@ferrariguy8278]

Sadly you see this all the time on social media. None understand the impact on their own food and fertilizer security. I'd seen a number boast that Russia would *just increase production* for them, and that (erroneously) they were fertilizer self sufficient.

[@heybabycometobutthead]

Karma then isn't it.

[@thechosenone1533]

Because they depend on them for food and weapons. Besides the Russians atleast gave them grains for several years while the West just gave them hashtags.

[@50c89]

Of course US trump called them shith0le and the west didnt give anything to them

[@RFUPDATE1]

What a pity for a continent!

[@Aditya-vt3tv]

Poison their water! These countries are going to starve and die out any way in a few years after they run out of food and start fighting for it like animals. The only way to help them is wiping out a huge chunk of population and then send enough aid that can help them grow. That is the only way and it's not about good/evil. It's what's right!

[@mawi1172]

They do it to themselves and blame us for it.

[@dathuynh7028]

9 children? ok im out

[@fatherted2975]

And this happens every year Like Clockwork going to be cheaper to ship condom!

[@MrJdsenior]

That would probably be a good idea, but it does nothing for the immediate problem.

[@freethinker8603]

@@MrJdsenior thats why you plan ahead if you cant plan ahead you perish and let other genes take it's place this is the natural way of life

[@MrJdsenior]

@@freethinker8603 You act like there's a stable govt there and that the population has some sort of self determination. Your situation is not everybody's situation now, is it? Maybe put yourself in their shoes a little bit?

[@pattynellis7347]

Nothing new for this part of the world 🌎

[@marilynson686]

Stop making babies damm one kids is enough to be feed

[@amehka5416]

I thought Africans said they don't need help from the Western World.

[@nefertitikingtut3839]

How can you afford gas to drive all 9 children to after school programs? What about birthday presents for the friends of all 9 children? I am so confused. Just vacuuming and cleaning after so many kids! How many times do you empty and fill dishwasher if you have 9 kids? This train of thought can go on forever

[@johnnyflores5954]

They got time to read the korran, have 9 kids and pray to allah for help. But don’t have the time to pick up a book and educate yourself on survival. And no I’m not saying this to be mean, it’s just reality.

[@hellothere1656]

Tbf I even if they were highly educated on "survival", that wouldn't help much when they don't have the supplies or an adequately functioning govt that can get rid of the anarchism but I agree that the having 9 kids bit when they don't even have the means to feed them is outrageous.

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@hellothere1656 Thx for description of Islam's catastrophic influence!

[@damocles8417]

Africa is a rich and fertile continent. It can grow its own food. What’s the problem here?

[@nefertitikingtut3839]

9 children? I am in shock. How can you get anything done with 9 children? How can you work or hustle if you have so many kids? How can they pay for their childrens extracurricular activities like dance, art, summer camps? What about how csn you afford to send 9 kids to school with lunches? How can one do math homework and supervise homework and do math books with 9 kids and still go to work?

[@syasyaishavingfun]

It's cos they don't have any of those they can have 9 children. Children are expected to work by the time they able to walk so it's just free labour.

[@mridlon1634]

Who cares??? It’s Africa!

[@MrsGeri90]

Africa is in serious need to enhance the infrastructure problem. But, also, there is a drought problem in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia that needs to be addressed NOW. How about drilling wells to get water so the people in outlying areas don't die from thirst or hunger. Please take of basic human need first.

[@georgeikejiri9475]

Why do you make so many children

[@sheilawilliams9898]

All the surrounding other parts of Africa can't help???

[@doom75x84]

800 billion 4 war 0. 4 food????? Come on world let's get it together save some kids !!

[@aldomeow]

When is there not a crisis in Africa, their business model is crisis… charity is the only revenue model they know

[@7eventh]

I see a bunch of comments about having less children: They have so many kids because they need to, they don’t have much electricity and good infrastructure, so they resort to human labor- that requires lots of children. Also so many of the kids die, they have lots of kids as an insurance. So sad. Also no birth control and it’s a patriarchal culture.

[@Maplelust]

and because they're abused in some cases. a lot of African nations have serious sexual violence problems.

[@heybabycometobutthead]

nonsense, they could have 2 or 3 kids instead of 6 or 7

[@deborahfreedman333]

If they educated their daughters, rather than selling them as brides while still children, the birthrate could be brought down. They don't need to have so many children, they are a drain on the family's resources, not a help.

[@KotBlini]

9 kids wow

[@joaquimdiss5517]

Are they trying to bring cannibalism back to life again

[@jimcy1318]

I do feel for them, but why don't they eat the live stock before the things drop dead.

[@syasyaishavingfun]

The people owning the livestocks are the 'rich' people, they are not going to give their cows to random 'poor' people who can't pay for meat. But of course now they have nothing.

[@patimastbrook5278]

They can send people into space but can’t figure out how to filter the ocean to water the land to grow food… riddle me that ‼️

[@rockrabbit253]

You need to go and visit Israel.

[@ZetaMoolah]

They don’t have the money to do it, and “leaders” steal aide money

[@startracksha]

Please show us your skills, Mr SmartGuy

[@deborahfreedman333]

@Kronin In Israel, 35% of drinking water is from desalination, in Australia it is 1%. Israel is a better example, and closer to Africa.

[@williamlai29]

That's why wise men fought for peace, freedom and democracy in the last century like Gandhi and Nehru from India. Me: But is peace, freedom and democracy defined by just one country??

[@craigkdillon]

This shows how delicately balanced world food production, distribution, and consumption are. A localized war is causing a worldwide problem that will likely kill millions. Imagine if a larger war happened. Or, if a global disaster happened that disrupted food operations worldwide. Could we experience a bigger catastrophe that kills hundreds of millions, or more??

[@bigoldgrizzly]

in the case of a major disaster we would quickly find out just how thin the veneer of civilisation really is.

[@craigkdillon]

@@bigoldgrizzly About 3mm, I think.

[@MrJdsenior]

That's what happens when you put 8 billion people on a planet that where arable land is disappearing. It will be far worse in the future, even WITHOUT disruptions. Red meat as a consumable is not long for this world.

[@olivialim7541]

that "global disaster that will disrupt food operations" is a combination of climate change, plummeting pollinator populations and topsoil loss.

[@craigkdillon]

@@olivialim7541 Those are all ongoing problems. Their impact grows each year. HOWEVER, the current crisis is a collapse of the ability to transport food from a war zone to the rest of the world. Ukraine is a major exporter of food -- but not this year.

[@shilonapittman9470]

I JUST DONT GET WHY THEY STILL HAVING KIDS , 5 ,10 KIDS YOU CANT FEED YOURSELF BUT YALL HAVING AFFAIRS HAVING KIDS , I MEAN ITS SAD , BUT COME ON AND WE ARE SUPPOSE TO RESCUE PEOPLE EVERY 5 MINUTES, WE GOT HOMELESS HERE, WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF STARVATION OURSELVES , RISING PRICES, GAS, FOOD, WE SUFFERING ALSO , I HATE TO SEE OUR PEOPLE LIKE THAT BUT YALL GOTTA STOP HAVING KIDS THEY DONT DESERVE THIS TREATMENT COME INTO THE WORLD TO STARVE, RIDICULOUS!!!

[@BreconD2]

Yet again, world's largest continent with stacks of resources and labour cannot feed itself. Needs Europe for that.

[@charlie-ot5ug]

corrupt government officials pocketing money from China to plunder their lands of rich resources .

[@imkt6072]

9 children??

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Problems in Africa? Shocking. (rolls eyes)

[@byeserofelix3812]

over 50billion dollars for ukraine, and a meagre contribution for africa which provided over 90% of raw materials to develop Europe and America

[@workbook17]

africa stands with Putin, while will they be enthusiastic giving them money when they constantly criticisize the west and USA?

[@deborahfreedman333]

I would be very happy if my country gave Africans all the birth control they need. And that's all. The US has been sending humanitarian aid to Africa since before women could vote. And what has it accomplished? Bigger populations requiring even more aid.

[@HowTo-wd7ic]

Meanwhile 100's of billions spent on war it is all sick god bless the hungry and all the children

[@ignaciotd7819]

Poverty and islam. What a mess.

[@samuelsamuel8391]

why is Africans always bad news.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Cargill dumped grain into Somalia at 1/6th the local price thereby driving out the farmers that controlled Mogadishu. that's how U.S. Imperialism uses food as a weapon.

[@migsvensurfing6310]

Ehm theres a grain (pun intentet) of truth in that somehow,let me explain. If countries continue to supply needed goods and food to Africa they will never be able to start their own business. Noone can compete with free. Saying that USA is using it as a weapon is BS. What should be done is giving Africans contacts in the rest of the world so they will be able to export their manufactured goods. Eventually paying for the shipment for a period of time would be a good help.

[@ZetaMoolah]

@@101GM8 in this case there is some truth to it, Africa doesn’t need charity- it needs investment. It needs technology, more accessible educational institutions, better opportunities and infrastructure to conduct life with few impediments.

[@chriscoates2399]

This News is a real concern

[@sarin82]

This would be a good moment to introduce birth control in countries where the food supply can not keep up with the population growth. In some countries, the people just keep on breeding like rabbits without the slightest though about how to feed all those mouths.

[@projectacuhope]

Food aid has helped them for quite a while now.

[@PrincipeMaquiavelo]

UNIVERSAL mysteries, in the camps you don't see MEN but there are many children. How do they do them?

[@romanbrough]

Any country, however wealthy,is at risk of hunger if they don't produce sufficient food for there population. The wealthier countries have the money to buy food. The poorer countries have to rely on charity. But this time there simply is not enough food on the planet. Those who produce food will of course feed there own people first. Then sell the excess for the highest price they can. There are no good outcomes.

[@jasperhorace7147]

Isn’t that the basic mistake? Relying on charities for generations. It does not encourage independence or local problem solving.

[@romanbrough]

@@jasperhorace7147 I totally agree. People who continually receive charity, have no reason to change. I am personally very selective about which charities I give to.

[@Delosian]

It always amazes me to see so many goats with almost no grass. The goats are turning the land into desert due to overgrazing.

[@impactsuit9871]

Oh yes, the GOATS are the problem, not the HUMAN POPULATION DOUBLING every 20 years...

[@Delosian]

@@impactsuit9871 That too.

[@syasyaishavingfun]

@@impactsuit9871 the goat quadrupled in number because the humans doubled in number. Nobody blaming the goats, they are the extension of humans.

[@navdhillon7912]

Was just watching a video on the literal tons of extra milk and cheese USA is sitting on. Because they produce so much it's cheaper for them to throw it all in the ocean than store their surplus. This world is so cruel.

[@deborahfreedman333]

Their world is cruel because they have more children than they can feed. The US has been sending food to Africa for generations, and it only exacerbates the situation. Until they start treating their little girls like people, and educating them, rather than selling them at a young age, to breed even more starving children, the problem will persist.

[@-htl-]

Russia is for the largest part of the direct problem, are they willing to support Africa or only their own narrow thinking?

[@jollyjokress3852]

Uh oh climate change is the greater problem.. Everyone who contributes to pollution is to blame. So you are most likely responsible too. Don't blame everything on Russia 😂😂

[@Yamamaass]

Sanctions prevent food, gas, and fertilizer from Russia to Africa. Who did the sanctions btw, narrow thinker?

[@freethinker8603]

@@Yamamaass why are they being sanctioned?

[@Yamamaass]

@@freethinker8603 why sanction?

[@freethinker8603]

@@Yamamaass I was asking you.

[@andersbergman457]

I remember tv-news from fifty years ago. same problems same places.

[@deborahfreedman333]

Same huge families.

[@patricia9078]

So much is spent on weapons in the army men and no one thinks that food and mamaus are more important than a weapon.

[@Aditya-vt3tv]

Lol the world's military spending is around 2 trillion USD every single year and it's only going to increase while Africa starves and gets even more populated.

[@migsvensurfing6310]

Food is not important if people are already dead.

[@khalidhamid7448]

0:53 her all three children died due to thirst and sickness 😢. Allah has put such difficult test for her, always it's the poor who suffer the most and also the first to go to paradise.

[@freethinker8603]

why is she continuing putting babys into this world then?

[@JH-pv6rd]

Birth control should be a solution, not Allah. If you don't have enough food to feed your children, then maybe you shouldn't have 8 of them.

[@freethinker8603]

@@JH-pv6rd I saw a clip from africa just now the chief of the tribe has 64 children

[@JH-pv6rd]

@@freethinker8603 oh god 🤦‍♀️

[@ahmedhz2279]

Russia and Ukraine produce almost 40% of all wheat import. This is war should stop or at least make some ceasefire to fix these problems

[@startracksha]

Not a problem, sir. Crack clown signs unconditional surrender, war ends this day.

[@startracksha]

@North Korea Is Best Korea No. People will not accept it.

[@deborahfreedman333]

Why is the onus on Europe, to feed children that should not have been born. A little reproductive responsibility, and Somalia wouldn't have increased its population 4.5x in 50 years, and all the children could be fed.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

Is the WFP that appears in this piece, the same WFP that recently, rather than drive vehicles for the UN logistic base in Brindisi to the boarder with Ukraine (like the other UN Agencies) had theirs air lifted at great expense - and had some of them impounded when they arrived in Moldova because they had not bothered to do the right paperwork? That WFP? It has a lot more money than most UN agencies - because people want to help the starving - and consistently pisses it away.

[@nitirajpatankar5146]

I'm coming for learn the english but I am emotional beacause after heard about the drought crisis in Somalia and risk for starvation so there create the alarming situation so every country help to Somalia and get from frought crisis👏👏👏👏

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

Please don't worry, the government is hard at work to resettle the entire continent in Michigan.

[@williamcunningham6442]

Time for the Allies to enforce a freedom of passage for grain ships leaving Odessa! otherwise 3rd world countries are going to suffer! The United Nations needs to pass a resolution on this matter!

[@electronwave4551]

More than that, time to put an end to Putin's madness. Millions of people are relying on us.

[@WR-NC-ASPL]

It is not the job of Allies to feed 3rd world countries for Free.

[@williamcunningham6442]

@Kronin The Russians will not attack their navy is pathetic. Putin would never attack a world fleet sent to open a grain passage!

[@paulbarnes2499]

you mean the un that has how many tin pot african representatives who constantly vote with russia and china against western interests that UN?

[@williamcunningham6442]

@@paulbarnes2499 they would not have enough to block vote in the entire general assembly. Basically, it is just a cover for us to go in enforce free trade for grain!

[@anat9857]

What is it with DW news broadcasting blame Ukraine war for Africa hunger, (drought fuel hunger crisis🤔) never heard of 😔. Blessing 🙏be at peace ➕

[@stefanalbu9227]

Oh Get Up Africans....GET UP. STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS

[@owenb8636]

Meanwhile Russia is blockading wheat shipments from Ukrainian ports.

[@ronkirk5099]

I worked on a U.S. flagged ship that delivered food aid, mostly wheat, corn, some rice and cooking oil, and made many trips to Africa. With the disruption of agriculture in Ukraine, there may not be much excess supply in grain to be had for aid. To think this knock-on effect to Putin's war may be responsible for millions of more deaths in addition to those caused by the fighting. If this isn't a crime against humanity, nothing is.

[@duco571]

The whole world is in trouble

[@MrJdsenior]

Much of it right now due to ONE MAN!

[@terryg2259]

Why do African Countries have to be involved in every negative European situation?

[@heybabycometobutthead]

Because they live on European welfare, so it effects them, they refuse to help themselves.

[@JH-pv6rd]

Because they rely on Europe instead of taking things into their hands. Africa has everything they need - fertile lands, natural resources and youngest population in the world. They need to fight corruption in their countries, stop importing food and produce their own. Also they need to stop having 8 kids when you don't have food even to feed one.

[@TMM-N]

No worries european will not lose their sleep if this crisis is in africa

[@mperlatti]

You believe what the U.N. Says? I don’t

[@ethereal9454]

The solution is always simple. Tax the rich! 1-2% of the population is worth more than the countries GDP. If every nation implemented equal wealth distribution there wouldn't be so much suffering in the world.

[@dhanushgowda4061]

You dont understand money doesnt grow food Climate change is bringing food production down

[@startracksha]

You cannot eat money

[@MrJdsenior]

@@startracksha WTH? You do realize you can buy food with it, right? That was a VERY strange comment.

[@TheBandit7613]

I'm in the top 1% and pay more in taxes than most people make. And it's ok. Food is being wasted in the US and needs to be sent where people are hungry. Everyone needs to make some noise.

[@MrJdsenior]

I certainly agree with the taxation part, but how do you implement equal wealth distribution beyond that? Go look at every country's per capita GNP verses the type of govt that purports to do this vs true free trade economies, and get back to me. The problem isn't free enterprise, the problem is insatiable, insanity level greed (it does literally nothing for them, another billion or ten billion, and many of them are more than OK killing thousands to millions of people to get more. if you want examples I can provide them...look up the insulin scam, and the pre-release known levels of dangers of Oxycontin type drugs for another). If you figure out how to fix that I am all ears.

[@SorbusAucubaria]

There needs to be investment in argicultural science and practices of food security. We need urgently invest in ways to farm without fossil fuels (aka chemical fertilizers), which make many farmers vulnerable. Land erosion is big problem and natural habitat must be cultivated in order to make it more resistant to draught and heat. There is so little we know, and we have forgotten a lot, but this is something that Europe and Africa should do together, because it is also a problem for Europe and helping Africa find ways to deal with this would be helping ourselves.

[@aibeginnertutorials]

An excellent analogy of our inter-connected reality.

[@ferrariguy8278]

True, and the tech exists in Europe, but trying to help Africa is a challenge due to distrust, misinformation, disinformation, past history, attitudes, and African governments. It's a near no-win situation at times. Many in the region are celebrating Russian aggression because of anti-westernism, none understanding the impact on their own food situation.

[@AH-jf8uw]

Lambrunia

[@sands7779]

@@ferrariguy8278 and conflicts- warlords and al shabaab in Somalia who disregard the suffering of their fellow citizens in their pursuit of power and who steal food aid or prevent it being distributed

[@TMM-N]

Blame colonialism

[@denisep1997]

They need to stop having so many children where are the fathers of the children.

[@marcalcober3672]

People are dying for it.

[@milkiways1]

How come there are still meetings going on??? Can't all those countries providing aid to Ukraine can spare some funds to these hungry and thirty children??? :(

[@Fishstycz]

Ironically, many African countries refused to condemn Putin's war.

[@startracksha]

Whose who are smart enough, will be allowed to buy food. Payment in roubles. Whose who are not that smart... Well, you can see them in this video.

[@chriscangelosi9438]

He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

[@LuisHerrera-mq9uk]

Since when did the whole world start speaking English. It's crazy

[@religiontoresponsibility5078]

🙏🌍SAVE SOIL🌍ORG🌍🙏

[@wobblybobengland]

END ANIMAL AGRICULTURE! PERMACULTURE!

[@joaquimdiss5517]

Then it will be back to cannibalism. You will be eaten by humans if that happens