In the spotlight: Africa is threatened by food shortages
Consequence of the war in Ukraine ... "Wheat and other cereals are once again at the heart of geopolitics, observes 24 Hours in Dakar. With Ukraine and Russia playing major roles…
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Africa is being organized in the face of the risks of food crises
The Russian offensive in Ukraine, which began on February 24, has already displaced more than three million people. And its impact on food security is worrying, as Russia and Ukraine account for a third of the world's grain exports. And a significant portion…
For fear of food shortages, Algeria bans
The crisis in Ukraine raises concerns about the consequences on the African continent. Some states take the lead. This is the case with Algeria, which in the Council of Ministers on Sunday decided to ban the export of certain consumer products whose raw…
the country may experience “its worst food crisis”
UN Food Program, sounds the alarm. More than 70% of the population in the world's youngest country - it became independent from neighboring Sudan only in 2011 - will face hunger this year. Endless conflicts, climate catastrophes or even inflation, the country…
fear of a food crisis due to the war in
Following Covid-19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine poses a serious threat to the agricultural sector and the food supply of millions of people in Nigeria, especially in Lake Chad, which has been affected by the Boko Haram uprising for more than a decade. .…
Ivory Coast: N’Dri’s mafé
Originally from the Ivory Coast, N'Dri was forced to leave school at the age of 14 due to lack of funds. Five years ago, she decided to try her luck and get to work in France. But life is fast becoming hell for this young mother. She is without papers, without a permanent home ... But thanks to the kitchen, her life changes and she starts smiling. N'Dri now integrates the best gastronomic school in…
food security in the south deeply affected by
In Angola, several humanitarian organizations are sounding the alarm. Nearly six million people are on the verge of being depleted due to food shortages in the south of the country, a region affected by the worst drought in forty years, according to the World Food Program (WFP). Cunene and Huila provinces are most affected.…
USAID alerts about meals disaster
For the first time since the beginning of the war, the province of Tigray will be without food supplies. It was the director of USAID, the American humanitarian agency, who sounded the alarm. The food crisis has only worsened in two months and the blockade imposed by the Ethiopian government on Tigray and its six million inhabitants. For its part, Addis Ababa once again opposed these statements.…
WFP plane carrying food lands in Tigray from Addis Ababa
Ethiopia- Addis Ababa- The World Food Program sent a humanitarian plane to war-torn Tigray, with the aim of helping thousands of people struggling with anger and femininity.
The plane was the second to be shipped from Bole International Airport to Addis Ababa and hours later landed at Tigray's Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Mekelle today.
Perhaps this puts an end to concerns about Ethiopia's commitment to allow aid teams to cross Tigray without restrictions.
A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…
Africa is the continent where hunger is increasing.
This is one of the UN's goals for sustainable development: to eradicate world hunger by 2030. It will not be achieved. It is now a security. According to the UN, malnutrition and hunger, largely driven by the pandemic and economic crisis, increased further in 2020. Chronic hunger now affects almost 10% of the world's population. Asia is the first to be affected, but the trend is particularly worrying…