Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’

Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – 7.7 million people – food insecure, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1052621
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