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A Fulani herder looks on at one of his dead sheep in Barkedji, Senegal.
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More than 34 million people across West Africa’s Sahel region could face hunger by June as conflict, climate change and economic turmoil following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deepened a humanitarian crisis, the International Rescue Committee said.
In Nigeria, Chad, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso 23.5 million people are currently food insecure. This figure could reach 34.5 million people between June and September, the New York-based organization said in a report on Wednesday.