Famine famine in Rwanda during World War II and the Malawi famine of 1949, but most famines were localized and brief food shortages. Although the drought was brief the main cause of death in Rwanda was due to Belgian prerogatives to acquisition grain from their colony (Rwanda). The increased grain acquisition was related to WW2. This and the drought caused 300,000 Rwandans to perish. From 1967 to 1969 large scale famine occurred in Biafra and Nigeria due to a government blockade of the Breakaway territory. It is estimated that 1.5 million people died of starvation due to this famine. Additionally, drought
Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA Inc. Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA Inc. Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA Inc., otherwise known as AKISAN is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States of America, which promotes the interests of the citizens of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria both in the homeland and the diaspora. Its goals are: The association was founded in 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War under the name, Association of Students of South Eastern State of Nigeria in the Americas. The purpose was to organize its people and fight for the cause of preserving their identity as a people