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Morocco seeks more Russian wheat

Moroccan wheat traders FNCL and the Russian grain trader’s union (Rusgrain) signed a deal to promote Russian grain exports to Morocco as the north African Kingdom seeks to diversify suppliers and build strategic stockpiles of key staples. The deal was signed on November 29 during a visit of a delegation of 37 Russian wheat traders […]

Sudan: 200,000 forced to flee abroad while 700,000 more internally displaced

Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighboring countries and hundreds of thousands more have been displaced inside the country, trying to escape bloody fighting that has been ongoing for almost a month, the United Nations said on Friday (12 May). “As violence in Sudan continues for a fourth week, nearly 200,000 refugees and […]

African economies struggle to recover from ongoing impact of Russia-Ukraine war

Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, African economies continue to grapple with the long-term effects of the conflict, with many nations still feeling the sting of rising inflation, disrupted supply chains, and escalating debt risks. A new report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) highlights that while some regions, such as East Africa, have […]