The food crisis is deteriorating in West Africa after
Nearly 20 million people are starving in West Africa and the Sahel region as the vast area is torn apart by conflict and the coronavirus pandemic, experts warned on Thursday.
The situation could worsen between June and August, with as many as 27 million people needing immediate food aid, or almost one in ten people in 14 countries, experts say.
In Nigeria alone, 12.8 million people could face a food crisis "or worse" this summer, according to the Food Crisis Prevention Network, which includes…