In the News: Combating Poverty and Hunger

Two articles in The Guardian this week focused on poverty and hunger in Africa and ways that African leaders should combat them. Two complementary articles push for understanding root causes of poverty, necessary for transforming economic and political systems.

“How can we provide enough jobs for young people in Africa?”
By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in The Guardian

“African leaders determined to end hunger by 2025”
By Liz Ford in The Guardian

“Poverty Has a Creation Story: Let’s Tell It”
By Martin Kirk and Joe Brewer in Think Africa Press

“George Bush, Nicholas Kristof and the Hunger Games”
By Dan Moshenberg for Africa is a Country