Sahel Sécheresse Alimentation Afrique
Mapping the Sahel drought - Interactive map - Al Jazeera English
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Aid agencies say the combined effects of poor weather conditions and governance have placed millions of lives at risk.
More than 15 million people are affected by a drought in the Sahel region of West Africa. Aid agencies say that the combined effects of poor weather conditions - including severe heat and low rainfall - with poor governance and low levels of infrastructure to handle extreme shifts in the climate - have placed millions of lives at risk.
Here is a breakdown of the precise dilemmas in each of the eight countries most impacted.