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Some African Countries Facing Acute Food Insecurity Amid Conflict

Hunger is set to worsen in 18 hotspots worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people at risk of starvation, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned in a report. Sudan, Burkina Faso, Haiti and Mali have been elevated to the highest alert level, joining Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. These hotspots are pushed to the brink by conflict, climate change and economic shocks.

All the countries identified have a large number of people facing critical acute food insecurity, coupled with worsening drivers that are expected to further intensify life-threatening conditions in the coming months.

The report noted that in the hunger hotspots, parts of the population will likely face a significant deterioration of already high levels of acute food insecurity, putting lives and livelihoods at risk.

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Residents and makeshift shelters at a relief camp in Baidoa, Somalia, on August 25, 2022 (file photo).

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