The southern African country of nearly 16 million is experiencing its worst financial crisis since 2008, beset by hyperinflation and the fallout of decades of corruption. Many struggle to buy basics such as food and medicine. With the poor economy and crops devastated by drought and a spring cyclone, the UN World Food Program anticipates that 5.5 million people will need emergency food aid by next April. 
 Kum'mwera kwa Afilika anthu pafupifupi 16 miliyoni akukumana ndi mavuto a zachuma ochuluka kuyambira chaka cha 2008, kuvutika ndi kukwera kwambiri kwa mitengo ya zinthu komanso katangale wa zakazaka. Ambiri amavutika kugula  zinthu zofunikira ngati chakudya ndi mankhwala. Ndi kusoweratu chuma komanso mbewu zoonongeka ndi chilala ndi mphempo yamphamvu, a UN World Food Program akuyembekeza kuti anthu okwana 5.5 million adzafunika chithandizo chadzidzidzi cha chakudya mwezi wa Epulo.