South African countries will need to import at least 3 million tons of corn, particularly from Ukraine, in the coming months. They are struggling with the effects of a record drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, reports Bloomberg. Farmers from Angola, Zambia, Mozambique faced the worst drought in a century during the growing season earlier this year. It destroyed huge areas of staple corn crop, or maize as it is known locally. Fews Net, an early warning system for famine, has reported that more than 30 million people affected by the El Niño drought will need humanitarian assistanc…