{
  "id": 7590019,
  "title": "49 million face hunger as IGAD sounds El Niño warning across East Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/49-million-face-hunger-as-igad-sounds-el-nino-warning-across-east",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:08:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/49-million-face-hunger-as-igad-sounds-el-nino-warning-across-east-africa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in the region, with nearly 49 million people facing acute food insecurity and more than 19 million displaced within their own countries. Speaking at the opening of the 74th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers in Djibouti on Tuesday, September […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}