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ANALYSIS: Nigeria’s Insecurity Threatens Agricultural Growth
Nigeria’s agricultural sector might begin to plunge in its growth owing to recurrent insecurity challenges emanating from different parts of the country. The impact of these insecurity challenges, just like the COVID-19 pandemic, are beginning to deny farmers and traders access to grow crops and make sales respectively. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has said…
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West Africa At Risk Of Worsening Food Crisis In Coming Months
Experts have revealed that the food crisis situation in West Africa might worsen between June and August 2021, with as many as 27 million people needing immediate food aid. Currently, 20 million people face a food crisis in West Africa as a result of conflict and the hardship made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. According…
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UN Reports 29 Million People In Need Of Humanitarian Assistance In Sahel
The United Nations have reported a hike in violent attacks in Chad and the Sahel regions in the north of Cameroon and Nigeria that have left many in need of humanitarian assistance. In recent years, large parts of the western Sahel, a semi-arid region directly south of the Sahara Desert, have been plagued by violence…