Hunger spreading in West Africa’s Sahel 31/03/2010 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in the Sahel, Food, Malnutrition, Mauritania by Caritas Communications Over 800,000 children are at risk as malnutrition increases across Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania in West Africa. We asked Fr. Isidore Ouédraogo, the Secretary General of Caritas Burkina Faso (OCADES) about the food crisis. Continue Reading...