EU doubles famine aid to Africa in ‘race against time’

The EU is doubling humanitarian aid to Africa’s Sahel area to €95 million in a “race against time” to lift two million people facing food shortages out of danger.

Crisis response commissioner Kristalina Georgieva announced the funding during a trip to Niger and Chad, according to a statement from the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.

The latest funding comes on top of a €10m package of food aid announced in November.