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Tag: food
US deepens ties with Angola, in bid to counter Chinese and Russian influence in Africa
As the US top diplomat wrapped up his visit to Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Angola (21-26 January), experts have hailed what they call ... Read More
AfDB calls for more investment in agriculture to tackle Africa’s ‘great paradox of development’
Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the launch of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Alliance (SAPZ) to mobilize at least $2 billion in financing and ... Read More
Nigeria: nationwide strike suspended after talks between labour unions and president
Nigerian workers have suspended nationwide protests against a fuel subsidy removal and the rising cost of living following a meeting between union leaders with President ... Read More
China woos Ethiopia, pledging food, trade, investments for Horn of Africa
While China’s global competition has been a well-known fact, Beijing now signals an expansion of its ambitions in the Horn of Africa, as evidenced by ... Read More
Severe floods in Nigeria kill more than 600, slow shipments of aid
The heavy flooding in Nigeria, which has covered farms and roads and slowed shipments of food and fuel, has now displaced more than 1 million ... Read More
Amid escalating food crisis, African agriculture is set for fertilizer boom
With an estimated 346 million people across Africa being negatively impacted by a severe food crisis, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a ... Read More
Cost-of-living crisis: Africa faces new shock as war raises food and fuel costs
Hundreds of million of people all across Africa are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy ... Read More
Algeria: Soaring Food Prices Fuel Popular Resentment
Anger and frustration are mounting in Algeria following the unprecedented increase in all food prices that hits badly the consumers in the OPEC member country. ... Read More
Water Scarcity in MENA region, FAO Rings Alarm Bell
The Food and Agriculture Agency of the UN (FAO) called for the adoption of immediate response to the dangers that may result from the rapidly ... Read More