The UN secretary-general has urged world leaders gathering at a summit on food security to make the "hard decisions" necessary to bring down soaring global food prices.
The price of an average food basket is spiraling across the world.
In Kenya, the post election killing spree disrupted farming and caused food prices to rise.
Al Jazeera reports on the Nya-gahs, a middle class family living in the capital Nairobi, struggling to put food on the table.
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.