Lagos, Nov 25, 2025 (AFP) - Jihadist attacks fuel record hunger in Nigeria's volatile north: UN

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2025-11-25

Resurgent jihadist attacks and instability in northern Nigeria are pushing hunger to unprecedented levels with thousands facing "famine-like conditions", the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are "projected to face severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean season", which stretches from May to September, the UN agency said in a statement. In Borno state, the epicentre of the 16-year-long ji......

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