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West Africa faces acute food shortages with thousands near famine, UN says

West Africa faces acute food shortages with thousands near famine, UN says

Forty-eight million people in West and Central Africa will face acute food insecurity in the coming months, a 10-year peak spurred by insecurity, climate shocks, COVID-19 and prices high, United Nations humanitarian agencies warned on Tuesday. West and Central Africa has faced increasing risks caused by higher temperatures and erratic …

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