09/05/2025
More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger
Download logo More than 36 million are struggling to meet their basic food needs, which is projected to rise to over 52 million during the lean season from June to August, latest analysis reveals. This includes almost three million people facing emergency conditions, and 2,600 people in Mali who are at risk of catastrophic hunger. Although needs are at a historic high, resources are limited, with millions of lives at stake. ldquo;Without immediate funding, WFP will be forced to scale down even further both in the number of people reached and the size of food rations distributed,rdquo; said Margot van der Velden, Regional Director for West...
