Armed men killed 50 people in a village in Niger state in northwestern Nigeria earlier this week, humanitarian sources said Thursday, in a much higher toll than previously reported.

Global food insecurity and malnutrition continued to worsen in 2024, with 295 million people suffering from acute hunger across 53 countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners said in a report released on Friday.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) reported on Friday that more than two-thirds of displaced families in eastern Sudan are unable to secure sufficient food, as the ongoing conflict has pushed millions to the brink of famine.

More than half of South Sudan's population will experience acute food insecurity through the upcoming lean season, which begins in April 2024, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released on Monday.

An estimated 14.2 million people in Afghanistan currently face acute food insecurity, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday, News.Az reports citing Anadolu Agency.