US EditionCentral Africa: Hunger Crisis Threatens West and Central Africa As Lean Season Looms
- On May 12, 2025, the World Food Programme highlighted that more than 36 million individuals across West and Central Africa are currently unable to meet essential food requirements amid escalating hunger challenges.
- This crisis results from persistent armed conflict, displacement of more than 10 million people, extreme weather, rising food and fuel costs, and economic deterioration across the region.
- WFP reports nearly three million people face emergency hunger levels, including 2,600 in Mali at catastrophic famine-like conditions, while food prices have risen 50% above five-year averages.
- The agency seeks $710 million to sustain life-saving operations through October 2025 to reach almost 12 million vulnerable people, warning that funding cuts have already reduced assistance to 60% of targets.
- Without immediate funding and coordinated early action, WFP stresses the risk of worsening malnutrition, further displacement, and a potential full-scale famine in the region’s upcoming June to August lean season.
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Hunger in West and Central Africa will worsen, warns WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is concerned about "the worsening of hunger in West and Central Africa as needs reach record levels," says a statement issued on Friday, 9 May. "From June to August 2025, 52 million people are expected to face the challenge of feeding in West and Central Africa," says WFP.
West and Central Africa Face Catastrophic Hunger as WFP Urgently Calls for Action
West and Central Africa Face Catastrophic Hunger as WFP Urgently Calls for Action The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent warning regarding the escalating food insecurity crisis engulfing West and Central Africa. According to the latest Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis, over 36 million people are currently struggling to meet their basic food and nutritional needs. This number is expected to surge beyond 52 millio…
The Straits Times
Conflict, extreme weather worsening hunger in West and Central Africa, WFP warns
DAKAR - Some 52 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to meet their basic food and nutrition needs in the upcoming lean season, driven by conflict, extreme weather and economic deterioration, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
50m people in West, Central Africa at risk of hunger - WFP - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing record hunger as conflict, displacement, economic hardship and repeated extreme weather push the region towards a major crisis. Margot van der Velden, WFP’s Regional Director for Western Africa No fewer than 36 million people are struggling to meet their basic food needs, which is projected to rise to over 52 million during the lean season…
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