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MCC responds to food crisis in Sahel

The rainy season was too short and the drought is crippling.

A food crisis is spreading across the southern edge of the Sahara, from Mauritania on the Atlantic to Sudan on the Red Sea. The United Nations says the disaster threatens 15 million lives and may grow to affect several million more.

While parts of the region have endured food crises over the past decade, the current situation is unique in its breadth, encompassing the entire Sahel, said Chad Warfel. He is one of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) representatives in Burkina Faso.

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Drought-Affected Field
During a visit of MCC partner Development Office of Evangelical Churches (ODE) in Kwon, Burkina Faso, ODE representative Solomon Sangla, right, examines a drought-affected field. (MCC Photo/Chad Warfel)