Malawi seeks $200mn aid over El Nino-linked starvation risk

Lilongwe, Malawi (AFP) Mar 24, 2024

Malawi's president appealed for $200 million in food aid this weekend, saying millions of citizens faced starvation due to a drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon. President Lazarus Chakwera declared on Saturday evening a state of natural disaster in 23 of the 28 districts of the southern African country, following a government assessment of the damage to farmland caused by El Nin