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Mali: Alarming food crisis leaves 1.2 million hungry
Rising insecurity, drought, and the socio-economic impact of coronavirus have worsened the crisis.
The number of Malians facing hunger has tripled since last year, and hunger is now at its highest level since Mali's security crisis began in 2012, says a coalition of 22 humanitarian organisations.Civilians in Cameroon accuse soldiers of reprisal attacks following a separatist ambush.Plus Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie talks about the corrosive effects of social media on people's manners.
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