Why is Uganda experiencing a food crisis?

A hunger crisis is brewing in Uganda as the country battles its worst drought in decades.Crops across the country have failed, and families are losing loved ones as the crisis deepens across the country’s northeastern region and the wider Horn of Africa. At least 19 people have starved to death in the Karamoja region, where 1.5 million people are at risk of malnutrition, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), an organisation which signals the alarm on food security.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Food emergency deepens across Uganda’s Karamojalist 2 of 3Death toll from Uganda school bus crash rises to 24list 3 of 3Ebola infections in DR Congo surge to 3,200, with 1,405 deathsend of listThe government has now begun emergency food distribution in Karamoja, but the worsening drought is reviving memories of the 2022 hunger crisis, which killed more than 2,000 people.What is behind this crisis and how is the government addressing it?Here’s what we know:What has happened?Severe drought in Uganda has triggered rising levels of food insecurity, with the country’s Karamoja region the worst hit, according to Fews Net.The region is vast and dry with un...