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UN humanitarian chief: “the Sahel worries me most”

Focus on Africa

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The head of the United Nations humanitarian office OCHA tells Focus on Africa’s Bola Mosuro why he’s concerned by the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region. Mark Lowcock says more than 13 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, mostly in the border regions of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. (Photo: Displaced people from Mali prepare to return to their villages, having fled after the massacre of more than 40 people; Credit: KASSIM TRAORE/AFP via Getty Images)

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