Soaring demand at food banks across Africa thanks to massive aid cuts

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Food banks in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa say they are under increasing pressure, writes Nick Ferris – with aid cuts by Donald Trump’s US and other nations compounding the impact of the climate crisis and a spike in the cost of living

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Food banks across Africa have told The Independent that cuts to foreign aid – primarily by Donald Trump in the US, but including the UK – are helping to significantly drive up the number of people needing their help, while reducing the supplies they can hand out.