Congo-Kinshasa: More Food Aid Could Boost Fight Against Ebola in Congo, Agencies Say

Dakar — Giving more food aid in Ebola-struck parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo could help stop the spread of the second-biggest outbreak in history, aid agencies said on Wednesday.

Food shortages are longstanding problem in the central African country, where about 13 million people, or 15 percent of the population, did not have enough to eat last year, according to the international food security tracking system IPC.

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