West Africa faces acute food shortages with thousands near famine, say UN agencies

Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, says UN

Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, with some 48 million people, a 10-year-high, facing food insecurity in the conflict-riddled region, the United Nations warned Tuesday. Driven primarily by violence as well as the economic fallout from COVID-19 and inflation, food insecurity has heavily impacted Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, northern Nigeria and Mauritania, UN

West: Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, says UN

Around 48 million people are facing food insecurity in West Africa, a 10-year high due to violence and the economic and inflationary impact of Covid-19, the UN has warned. Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, northern Nigeria and Mauritania have been the worst-affected countries. In the Sahel region, 45,000 are at risk of starvation, with 42,000 in Burkina Faso. The populations of Benin and Togo also are facing food crises due to fleeing civilians and mil…

41 million in west and central Africa at risk of food insecurity -World Bank

The latest warning on food insecurity is also echoed by the the United Nations food agency the World food Programme which estimates its figures as many as 48 million people across western and central Africa as efforts to contain inflation contribute to food shortages.

Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, says UN

Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, with some 48 million people, a 10-year-high, facing food insecurity in the conflict-riddled region, the United Nations warned Tuesday.Driven primarily by violence as well as the economic fallout from COVID-19 and inflation, food insecurity has heavily impacted Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, northern Nigeria and Mauritania, U.N. officials said at a press conference in Senegal’s capital, Dakar. U.N. …

Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, says UN

United Nations’ officials say hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, with a 10-year high of some 48 million people facing food insecurity in the conflict-riddled region

Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, says UN

United Nations' officials say hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, with a 10-year high of some 48 million people facing food insecurity in the conflict-riddled region. U.N. officials said at a press conference in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, on Tuesday that food insecurity driven primarily by violence and the fallout from COVID-19 and inflation has heavily impacted Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, northern Nigeria and Mauritania. U.N. offi…