In West Africa, food prices have skyrocketed by 40%

The international community is alarmed by soaring food prices in West Africa. On Friday, UN Info echoed a call from the World Food Program (WFP) to “avoid a food disaster” in West but also Central Africa (read our recent articles: Sustained attention from donors on l 'food and nutrition in the Sahel and Alert on violence and food insecurity in Nigeria and Burkina and Another 23% increase in food products in Nigeria in March, among others) More than 31 million people in the region are expected to become food insecure, more than 30% higher than last year and the highest in 10 years, the WFP spokesperson warned. , Tomson Phiri. Acute food insecurity affects 23% of the population (1.8 million people), up from just 2% in 2019. Food prices are on the rise across the West African region. Compared to the average of the last five years, local products have increased by almost 40%. In some areas, prices have even climbed more than 200%. According to the WFP, this situation is due in part to ...