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Amid Worsening Food Crisis, Leaders Call to Mobilize Finance for African Agriculture
In a special session Monday at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2023, Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, US Secretary of the...
200,000 children at risk of starvation in Mali
A nexus of protracted armed conflict, internal displacement and limited humanitarian access threatens to plunge nearly one million children under the age of five...
Is it still possible to save the Black Sea grain corridor?
Russia’s exit from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) and the heightened tensions that have since affected the region have endangered the viability of...
Small farms take centre stage in European push to bolster local food trade
Amid international supply-chain disruptions, the EU is stepping up efforts to ensure the European food system benefits family farmers, Europe’s regions and its consumers.
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Russia-Africa Summit Outcome: No Grain Deal or Ukraine Solution
The Russia-Africa Summit, held over two days, concluded with African leaders expressing their concerns about the termination of the grain deal with Russia and...
Grainless Russia: pulling out of the Black Sea Grain Deal to underline Putin’s decline
The Black Sea Grain Deal, signed on July 22, 2022, aimed to unblock Ukrainian ports for grain and agricultural product exports and, in turn,...
Survival in the Tigray War: Resilience and Challenges Faced by Ethiopian Citizens
A United Nations investigative panel has urged Ethiopia's government to put an end to conflict-related human rights breaches on its territory and bring perpetrators...
New USAID programme: Feed the Future
The United States, acting through the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has committed more than $14 billion in humanitarian and development assistance...
Ukraine Prioritizes Africa’s Food Security, Opens Diplomatic Offices in Africa
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, has agreed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta, to establish diplomatic office...
Black Sea Grain Initiative Cries for Extension
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, established primarily to allow grains and fertilizer exports to overseas countries, has attracted broadly high-level discussions over the past...