France, May 11 -- One in 10 people will have difficulty accessing safe and nutritious food in west and central Africa, projections made by organisations including Unicef and Oxfam have found.

A survey published this week looks at escalating food and nutrition insecurity in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria.

It was carried out in coordination with governments and the regional economic bloc, Ecowas.

The report predicts 52 million people in the area will have difficulty feeding themselves during the upcoming lean season: the interval between harvests from June to August.

Worsening crisis Since 2019, the number of people experiencing food insecurity has quadrupled in west and central Africa, the World Food Programm...