Zambia declares national disaster over El Nino drought
1st March 2024
The southern African country has gone without rain for five weeks at a time when farmers need it the most, Hichilema said.
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A man in Zambia walks away from a food distribution carrying a bag of beans and a bag of maize meal in Simumbwe on January 22, 2020. For the latest drought in 2024, President Hakainde Hichilema says humanitarian aid will be made available to ensure people do not go hungry. (AFP)
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LUSAKA - Zambia declared drought a national disaster on Thursday with President Hakainde Hichilema saying the lack of rain has devastated the agricultural sector,