Conflict
Armed conflict, insurgency, and impact on food production
Nigeria Tops Africa's Food-Crisis List
Nigeria had 36.3 million people facing crisis-level food insecurity in August, the highest of 17 African countries tracked by AGRA. The figure represents about one …
A Harvest That Bypasses the Northeast
Even as the main harvest approaches, FEWS NET warns that conflict and high food prices are keeping parts of Borno in Emergency-level hunger. Cut off …
Conflict Keeps Borno at Hunger's Edge
A new food security outlook warns that Emergency-level hunger persists in the worst conflict-hit parts of Borno, even as harvest nears. Attacks, abductions and cultivation …
Eight Traders Killed in Burkina Faso. Now Ghana Is Racing to Grow Its Own Tomatoes — and End a GHS 5.7 Billion Annual Loss.
A terrorist attack in Burkina Faso killed eight Ghanaian tomato traders on February 14, exposing the lethal cost of import dependency. Ghana loses GHS 5.7 …
55 Million People Will Go Hungry in West Africa This Year. WFP Can Only Reach 72,000 in Nigeria.
The WFP warns that 55 million people across West and Central Africa face crisis-level hunger during the 2026 lean season. In Nigeria, funding cuts mean …