One million people exposed to hunger in Mali

More than one million people could go hungry in the West African nation of Mali after a severe locust invasion last year devastated crops, officials warned today.

In all, 10% of the country’s 11 million inhabitants are at risk as the country struggles to make up for a cereal deficit of 350,000 tons, Lansisy Nana Haidara, head of Mali’s food security agency said.