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Parts of Nigeria face unprecedented levels of hunger, UN warns

Millions of people are suffering from malnutrition in northeastern Nigeria. © AFP/Joris Bolomey

Reuters – A surge in militant attacks and instability in northern Nigeria is driving hunger to record levels, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, warning that nearly 35 million people could go hungry in 2026 as it runs out of resources in December.

The projection, based on the latest Cadre Harmonisé – an analysis of acute food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa region, is the highest number recorded in Nigeria since monitoring began, the WFP said.

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