SADC Summit | 68m suffer from El Niño-induced drought in SADC

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - SADC estimates that about 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of a drought which has wiped out crops across the region.

This came out of a meeting of heads of state and government of SADC countries held in Zimbabwe.

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This is on top of an estimated 58 million people in South Africa and the region facing food insecurity. 

Machinda Marongwe from Oxfam Southern Africa Director, spoke to eNCA.