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April 6, 2022

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