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In Nigeria, as the lockdown began to bite, social media users began tweeting on the hashtag #hunger20. For West Africans, as for many people around the world, hunger closely shadowed the outbreak of COVID-19. While death rates in West Africa remain low, the virus is an abstract threat compared to the hunger that can so quickly overwhelm food insecure households.

Reference: Poleykett, B. 2020. "Hunger-20: COVID-19 Logistics in West Africa". Somatosphere.