One in five Sahelians struggled with hunger last year

The latest Global Food Security and Nutrition Report paints a grim picture across Africa, with the Sahel region bearing the brunt. In 2025, nearly 20% of households in this fragile belt faced acute food shortages—a crisis that has worsened over the past 15 years.

Fanta Touré Diop, regional director of Action Against Hunger for West and Central Africa, sounded the alarm, emphasizing the urgent need for collective action, particularly in northern Mali.