<P> Since the early months of 2017 , parts of South Sudan have been experiencing a famine following several years of instability in the country 's food supply caused by war and drought . The famine , largely focused in the northern part of the country , has been estimated to affect almost five million people ( about 50 % of the South Sudanese population ) , with food shortages expected to spread by the middle of the year . </P>
<P> Since the early months of 2017 , parts of South Sudan have been experiencing a famine following several years of instability in the country 's food supply caused by war and drought . The famine , largely focused in the northern part of the country , has been estimated to affect almost five million people ( about 50 % of the South Sudanese population ) , with food shortages expected to spread by the middle of the year . </P>
why is there a famine in south sudan
why is there a famine in south sudan
war drought
war drought