EU gives Nigeria extra €5m for humanitarian crisis

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The European Union has announced a significant boost to its humanitarian assistance in Nigeria, with an additional €5 million allocated to address critical food insecurity and displacement issues.

This latest funding increase, revealed in a statement on Monday, August 26, 2024, raises the EU’s total humanitarian support for seven West African countries to €160.6 million this year.

The new funds will be directed towards alleviating the severe humanitarian crises impacting various regions, including Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, and the Gulf of Guinea coastal countries. READ MORE

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