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The strongest El Niño weather phenomenon in 18 years is set to cause food shortages for about 6.3 million people in drought-stricken Southern Africa in 2016, a special alert warned this week. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) issued a special alert on Tuesday, warning that a reduced crop and livestock production followed on last year's disappointing season, which has already contributed to higher food prices and "could acutely impact the food security situation in … [Read more...] about Food security alert for millions of Africans