More than half of Zimbabwe's population will need food aid in February and March, the World Food Programme has said.

The WFP said in a statement that it aims to assist 5.1 million people in February while a group of aid organisations plans to assist 1.8 million more in the southern African country.

"The overall total for people in need of assistance in February and March is around 7 million," the WFP said.

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