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Conflict and COVID-19 drive hunger to record levels in Congo

DRC Beni girl carrying cassava

Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A record 27.3 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, or about one-third of its population, are suffering from acute hunger, largely because of conflict and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations said on Tuesday.  The figure makes Congo home to the most people needing urgent food assistance in […]