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Food crisis in Africa: FAO's Luca Russo fears "a decline in humanitarian assistance"

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Luca Russo is FAO's Senior Food Crisis Analyst.

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By: Olivier Rogez Follow

West Africa will have to face a serious food crisis, warns the FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

In West Africa and the Sahel, 27 million people currently suffer from hunger or malnutrition.

This figure could jump by 40% and reach 38 million people by June.

In question, insecurity, drought but also the inflationary effects on food prices, following the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Luca Russo, FAO Senior Analyst for Food Crises, is our guest.

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