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The landscape of food security across several regions in Africa paints a complex picture. Nations like Ethiopia and Kenya, alongside Southern African states such as Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, as well as Niger in West Africa, are grappling with varying degrees of hunger and need for assistance. What has shaped their current status, and what steps can be taken to improve their situation further? Recent evaluations suggest that conditions in Ethiopia are slowly but surely improving.…

The early parliamentary elections on Saturday were marked by a very strong abstention. “Major share, the national share reached only 30.2%, points Young Africa, the minimum score of at least 20 years for legislative elections. In comparison, it was 35.7% during the last election in 2017 (and 42.9% in 2012). Participation is even down compared to the 2019 presidential election, where Abdelmadjid Tebboune was elected with…