How the corona pandemic is exacerbating hunger in the world (Deutschlandfunk)

Deutschlandfunk published an article about world hunger. While fewer and fewer people had to go hungry for decades, their number is now increasing again. The corona pandemic and the economic crisis are also triggers. The pandemic hit Kenya and the other African countries much less than feared. At the beginning of October, the reported infections in Kenya were below 40,000, and 725 deaths were known in connection with Covid-19. Former IFPRI Director General Joachim von Braun states, ““The political will to overcome hunger in Africa has increased significantly. African governments have adopted and started implementing programs over the past decade that have reduced hunger by 50 percent in a number of countries. This includes countries like Ethiopia, Senegal and Uganda.”