West Africa: Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria At Risk of Food Cuts As the World Food Programme Faces Severe Funding Crisis

Dakar — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding. This warning comes as the lean season – the period between harvests when hunger peaks – is anticipated to arrive earlier than usual this year across the Sahel region. Millions, including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), still rely on WFP’s food assistance for survival.

In April 2025, funding…