The European Commission has approved €235 million in humanitarian assistance for West and Central Africa, one of the world's most crisis-affected regions. The funding, announced in Brussels on 22 April 2026, is intended to support the most vulnerable populations across the two sub-regions. The package underscores the EU's continued role as a major humanitarian donor at a time of escalating food insecurity, displacement, and conflict across parts of the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin.