Children Fed on Grass, No Medication for Rape Victims: Aid to African Crises Cut Back as Needs Soar

KAMPALA, Uganda—In Chad, refugees from the war in Sudan feed grass and insects to starving children after cash-strapped United Nations agencies halted food rations. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, clinics treating victims of sexual violence are running out of basic supplies such as painkillers. In Mali, 200,000 more displaced children are out of school because European governments slashed funding.