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
Nigeria and the World Bank of the government. Through these projects they will make sure to properly oversee that resources towards services such as education, health, and water are being properly allocated. These PforR (Program for Result) projects approved on July 27th 2018 will continue until December 2022. A total of $232 million will be allocated toward The Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria Project. $225 million coming from IDA credits and the other 7 million as a grant from the Global Financing Facility. This project is set to close in December 2023. In Nigeria, Malnutrition rates since 2008 have not changed on a large scale.