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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ope Adetayo

UN's food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts

Nigeria WFP Aid Cuts - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The World Food Programme said Friday it is suspending food and nutritional assistance across crisis-hit West and Central African countries as a result of U.S. aid cuts, which are grinding the organization’s operations to a halt.

While the timeline varies, food stocks are projected to last until around September for most of the affected countries, leaving millions of vulnerable people potentially without any emergency aid, according to the WFP.

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