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Aid Groups Warn West Africa Faces Worst Food Crisis in a Decade

HeadlineApr 06, 2022

A coalition of aid groups are warning that West Africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade, due in part to drought, floods, fighting and the war in Ukraine. Twenty-seven million people in West Africa now need food assistance — that’s four times the number in 2015. The groups warn the number could jump to 38 million in June if urgent action is not taken.

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