To address the rising issue of hunger in African countries, the United States has released nearly $150 million in aid to several nations on the continent.
Among the countries set to receive assistance is Nigeria, which has seen a sharp increase in food insecurity over the past year.
Announcing the aid package, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, said $114 million would go intro life-saving humanitarian assistance for populations in West and Central Africa and the Sahel.
