Millions Face Starvation In West Africa, Warn Aid Agencies -- The Guardian
Agencies launch emergency appeals for drought-stricken region as up to 10 million face conditions of 1984 Ethiopia famine.
Starving people in drought-stricken west Africa are being forced to eat leaves and collect grain from ant hills, say aid agencies, warning that 10 million people face starvation across the region.
With food prices soaring and malnourished livestock dying, villagers were turning to any sources of food to stay alive, said Charles Bambara, Oxfam officer for the west African region.
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