tyler1128 t1_je9tv6s wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:44 PM

Reply to comment by Gnonthgol in Eli5 Why is there still a famine in Africa despite the fact that they have been receiving foreign aid for decades? by Illustrious-Pen9569

Yeah, it does and there are a lot of reasons. There's also the fact a lot of Africa is mostly small communities in sparsely populated but vast regions. Just "giving everyone all the food and water they need" from foreign aid really isn't a feasible strategy at least currently. Ideally, we'd help communities themselves get more self-sufficient than just send things constantly.

rimshot101 t1_jea4lwy wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:03 PM

For a landmass of it's size, Africa has unusually linear coastlines with very few (compared to other continents) suitable seaports.