IRIN Africa English reports, 8/14/2013 a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Table of contents
1. Drought response lags behind need in southern Angola
2. Eating locusts no substitute for Madagascar's lost rice harvests
3. Uganda says DRC refugees must move to designated camp

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Drought response lags behind need in southern Angola ONDJIVA, 14 August 2013 (IRIN) - At a traditional homestead in Chiede commune, in southern Angola’s drought-stricken Cunene Province, four tired, dusty children rest in the shade of a thatched hut. They have just returned from a journey to fetch water that has taken them most of the morning; the task will have to be repeated in the afternoon if the family of 20 is to have a few litres of muddy brown water to cook, drink and wash with. Read report online

Eating locusts no substitute for Madagascar's lost rice harvests SAKARAHA, 14 August 2013 (IRIN) - Madagascar locust swarms are devastating rice fields and leading to hunger in some areas but locals are trying to make the best out of a bad situation, catching as many of the insects as they can to supplement their meagre diet. Read report online

Uganda says DRC refugees must move to designated camp KAMPALA, 14 August 2013 (IRIN) - Uganda’s state minister for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees has told IRIN that tens of thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the western district of Bundibugyo must relocate to a refugee camp designated for them 245km away in Hoima District. Read report online