Brussels, 08/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - To ease the major food crisis in the Sahel region, the European Commission, which recently doubled its humanitarian aid to the region (see EUROPE 10534), has decided to increase it still further. It will rise from €95 million to €123.5 million, the Commission announced on Wednesday 8 February.
The decision was made when the major donors for the Sahel (including the EU, the US, Canada and Brazil) met in Brussels to step up their response to a crisis...