Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Nigeria's Northeast Faces Severe Hunger Crisis
A lot of people in Nigeria's northeast are having a really hard time getting enough food.
This is the worst it's been in almost ten years.
The United Nations says that more than 55 million people in West and Central Africa don't have enough food, and most of them are in Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger.
In one area called Borno state, about 15,000 people are in big trouble.
The problem is getting worse because there's less money for help.
This means more than 13 million children might not get the food they need to grow up healthy.
The United Nations needs a lot of money to help these people, but they don't have enough right now.
Nigeria's northeast faces the worst hunger crisis in nearly a decade due to aid cuts and conflict.
Over 55 million people in West and Central Africa are experiencing severe food shortages, primarily in Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger.
Around 15,000 people in Borno state are at risk of catastrophic food shortages.
More than 13 million children in the region are projected to suffer from malnutrition this year.
The U.N. World Food Programme needs over $453 million in the next six months to continue providing humanitarian assistance.
- Who
- People in Nigeria's northeast, particularly in Borno state
- What
- Severe food shortages and malnutrition
- When
- 2025
- Where
- West and Central Africa, primarily Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger
- Why
- Aid cuts, conflict, displacement, and economic pressures
- Region Affected
- West and Central Africa
- People at Risk
- 55 million
- Children at Risk of Malnutrition
- 13 million
- Funding Needed
- $453 million
- Critical Area
- Borno state