Global charity urges African leaders to intensify action on hunger crisis

NAIROBI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- African leaders should prioritize action on the climate-induced hunger crisis that has escalated in the continent, threatening peace, stability and inclusive development, Oxfam, an international charity, said on Saturday.

Over 20 million people in Africa, equivalent to the population of Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe combined, have in the last year been pushed into acute hunger, the charity said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital to coincide with the African Union Heads of State Summit underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.