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Famine resilience

Battered by drought and civil wars, more than 20 million people from Yemen to Tanzania are at risk of starvation in what aid workers call the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II.

But over the past two decades, nations that once produced searing images of famine's toll have moved to thwart it by strengthening community resilience.

Our reporters traveled to Madagascar, Ethiopia, and Somaliland to investigate the daunting challenges as well as the long-term efforts that are saving lives.

Cover Story

Can famine be checked as Africa faces its worst crisis since the 1980s?

Part 5

How a 20-million-person crisis goes unseen

Part 4

Amid persistent drought, a nation of herders plots a new course

In drought-stricken Somaliland, age-old challenges meet WhatsApp

Part 3

Madagascar fights the subtler side of hunger: chronic malnutrition

Part 2

Madagascar skirted famine – barely. Now, it's boosting resilience before drought returns.

Part 1

In Ethiopia, model drought defenses are put to the test

In Ethiopia, drought shoves the ordinary – even marriage – just out of reach