West Africa faces historic food crisis driven by conflict, price surge
West Africa
WestAfricais facing its worstfoodcrisison recorddrivenbyconflict, drought, and the impact of the war in Ukraine onfoodprices and availability, aid agencies said on Tuesday.
There are about 27 million people suffering from hunger in the region and that number could rise to 38 million by June, a 40 per centincrease from last year and ahistorichigh, said 11 international aid organizations in a joint statement.
Large swathes ofWestAfrica, including parts of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, are facing Islamist insurgencies that have forced millions of people off their land. Along with Chad, those are the countries most affected by hunger.
The region has also seen worsening floods and droughts due to the effects of climate change, making it harder to farm. Cereal production in 2021/22 was down 39 per centyear-on-year in Niger and 15 per centin Mali, according toWestAfrica'sFoodCrisisPrevention Network.
On top of that, globalfoodprices havesurged and trade has been disrupted due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Border closures due to COVID-19 have also had a negative impact, theFoodCrisisPrevention Network said.
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"What is new and worsening is mainly all the displaced people and abandoned land because ofconflict, but also we are witnessing new drivers," said Assalama Dawalack Sidi, Oxfam's regional director forWestand CentralAfrica.
SixWestAfrican countries import 30-50 per centof their wheat from Russia and Ukraine, according to the United NationsFoodand Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The Ukraine war also risks redirecting much-needed funding from the region, Sidi warned.
"Many donors have already indicated that they may cut funding forAfricato pay for refugees in Europe," she said.
