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GA Insurance Executive Director Sachit Shah (right) and Edward Ochieng distribute food to Mathare slums residents to curb effects of covid-19 in Nairobi on March 31. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
The United Nations food agency has negotiated a humanitarian corridor to keep food aid flowing in southern Africa after many countries shut their borders to stop the spread of the coronavirus, an official said on Thursday.
Up to 45 million people in southern Africa face hunger following a devastating drought and two cyclones last year, and there are growing fears the crisis could be compounded by the outbreak of the virus.
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