Nigeria’s ‘wildfire of insecurity’: Starving families, sick children and rampaging violence
Despite its vast oil wealth, Africa’s most populous country is experiencing one of the highest levels of food scarcity in the ...
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Death toll rises in Nigerian charity event stampedes
"Never before have there been so many people in Nigeria without food," Chi Lael, World Food Programme spokesperson for the ...
UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with ...
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WFP receives $118mln towards emergency food rations for people in East Africa region
The funds would enable the delivery of essential and “life-saving” food aid and cash transfers to displaced people in these ...
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Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?
Stampedes during Christmas charity events in Nigeria leave 67 people dead, highlighting the country's cost-of-living crisis and economic hardship.
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Nigeria floods: 'Overwhelming' disaster leaves more than 600 people dead
Nigeria's economy has been battered in the past year, with inflation at an all-time high and many communities struggling to cope. The World Food Programme and the UN's Food and Agriculture ...
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40 million in West and Central Africa struggling to feed themselves: UN
Massive flooding in Nigeria and Chad earlier this year has made ... number of people facing food insecurity by 7.7 million. The WFP attributes the drop to better-than-average rainfall and marginal ...