Spiraling food costs are deepening a hunger crisis in Chad.

The UN’s predicting 8.2-million people will go hungry this year – almost half of the population.

A poor harvest and soaring prices for fuel are the prime culprits.

But the influx of refugees from strife-torn Sudan also is squeezing resources.

Already millions of Chadians are aid dependent.

The United Nations listed Chad as one of the world’s most insecure countries in terms of food supply due mainly to the impact of climate change.

Aljazeera.