U.S. approves $32.5 million aid package to combat hunger in Nigeria
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The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in U.S. foreign policy since President Donald Trump suspended most aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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- The U.S. has announced a $32.5 million aid package to combat hunger in Nigeria.
- The funding will provide food and nutritional support to internally displaced people in conflict-affected areas. 20s
- Northern Nigeria faces a severe hunger crisis, with over 1.3 million people at risk. 30s
- Recent global aid cuts, including from the U.S., forced the World Food Program to halt assistance in parts of West and Central Africa. 44s
- The new U.S. funding is expected to benefit over 700,000 people in northeastern and northwestern Nigeria. 58s