Conflict, climate change, economic shocks deny over 66m Africans food
Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank (left) with Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan at State House, Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | COURTESY
Across Eastern and Southern Africa, more than 66 million people are projected to experience food stress or a food crisis, emergency, or famine by the end of this month. Conflict, climate change, and economic shocks have converged to prevent food from reaching some communities, depress yields and make staple items more expensive.
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