A Famine likely occurred in Northeast Nigeria and may be ongoing in inaccessible areas of Borno State

Key Messages:  In Nigeria, a famine “likely occurred in Bama and Banki towns during 2016…although this conclusion cannot be fully verified, a preponderance of the available evidence, including a representative mortality survey, suggests that Famine (IPC Phase 5) occurred in Bama LGA during 2016, when the vast majority of the LGA’s remaining population was concentrated in Bama Town and Banki Town. Analysis indicates that at least 2,000 Famine-related deaths may have occurred in Bama LGA between January and September, many of them young children”

http://www.fews.net/west-africa/nigeria/special-report/december-13-2016?utm_source=FEWS+NET+Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=7d40c678fb-Famine+likely+occurred+in+NE+Nigeria&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02ee344349-7d40c678fb-95461881

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