In Africa, hunger is increasing at an alarming rate. Economic woes, political insecurities, drought, and extreme weather are reversing years of progress so that millions of sub-Saharan Africans are chronically undernourished, more than in any other region. Now, COVID-19 poses additional risks.

First published in the July 10, 2020, 12:15 a.m. edition

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