East Africa: How guns have made Africa poor and left many hungry

A recent agreement by the seven countries of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to establish a regional emergency fund involving the private sector to fight famine in the Horn of Africa is historic. The decision is significant in that it represents the first time the countries are involving the private sector on a regional scale to fight famine. It also signifies a turning point for Igad: a realisation that Africa cannot attain food security without tackling the root causes of famine - political turmoil, civil strife and war that have made a continent that was an exporter of food 50 years ago unable to feed itself.
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