The European Union has decided to increase its humanitarian aid to the Sahel by €152.05 million, the European Commission announced on Tuesday 11 June, the day the institution released the funds. This emergency aid will help vulnerable populations in this poor region of West Africa, affected by armed conflict and a food and nutrition crisis, with climate change as an aggravating factor.
The funding, financed by ECHO's budget (the Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection...