Scholars’ Circle – Horn of Africa Famine Explained; UK Politics of the New Prime Minister – August 9, 2026
About this episode
The episode discusses the severe famine in the Greater Horn of Africa and the political instability in the UK with the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
The Greater Horn of Africa, in Northeastern Africa, faces severe food insecurity. In Sudan 19 million-plus people are facing acute hunger, including 825,000 children under five who are expected to suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition in 2026. In addition, 12-14 million people are experiencing severe food insecurity in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. What are the root causes and immediate effects of this famine? How can the world help address food insecurity in the region? [ dur: 27mins. ] Merry Fitzpatrick is Research Assistant Professor at the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University. She has more than 20 years of field experience in humanitarian response. She has worked with multiple humanitarian agencies, including the International Rescue Committee , GOAL Ireland, Food for the Hungry and World Concern . She is co-author of “ Five levels of famine prevention: towards a framework for the twenty‐first century and beyond ” and her latest, published in the Conversation, is “ Conflict, climate, and disease form convergent crises in the Greater Horn of Africa ”. The United Kingdom has a new Prime Minister. He is the 7th Prime Minister in the last decade, a remarkable…
Topics covered
- Horn of Africa famine
- food insecurity
- UK politics
- leadership
- Brexit
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