The UN World Food Program said on Friday it is alarmed at the worsening food crisis across the Sahel region fueled by conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change, with more than 10.5 million people facing an acute food and livelihood crisis. “The number of people on the brink of starvation has increased almost tenfold over the past three years,” WFP Geneva spokesman Tomson Phiri told a news conference. An ...