BBC News Africa: LIFE alerts on major humanitarian challenges in Africa

On May 9, 2025, Mouhamadou Gaye, Head of Operations at LIFE, was the guest on the show Au cœur de l'actu on BBC News Africa (NOFOLLOW LINK). On the air, he provided an alarming overview of humanitarian crises in Africa, but also detailed the actions implemented by LIFE to respond to them, despite increasingly complex logistical, security and political challenges.

Africa facing humanitarian crises

The show opened with an overview of current emergencies:

• War in Sudan, threatening millions of people with famine
• Increasing Food Insecurity in West and Central Africa
• Extreme floods and droughts in the Sahel (Chad, Niger, Mali...)
• Resumption of Violence in CDN
• Massive displacements throughout the region