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Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Africa in 2019 (left), and top eight wheat importers in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 (right). Challenges for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa will increase as Russia’s war on Ukraine persists. Graphic: IMF

May 7, 2022

Russia’s war on Ukraine dims global economic outlook as inflation accelerates – Africa faces new shock as war raises food and fuel costs – “This crisis unfolds even as the global economy has not yet fully recovered from the pandemic”

By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 19 April 2022 (IMF) – Global economic prospects have been severely set back, largely because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This crisis unfolds even as the global economy has not yet fully recovered from the pandemic. Even before the war, inflation in many countries had been rising due to supply-demand imbalances and […]

Satellite view of container yards with strewn shipping containers in Durban, South Africa, after record flooding, 14 April 2022 Photo: Maxar Technologies

April 17, 2022

South Africa flood toll rises to 443 in deadliest flood and worst rains in 60 years – “This is a catastrophe of enormous proportions”

17 April 2022 (AFP) – The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa’s east coast has risen to 443, including a rescuer, a regional official said today, as dozens more are still missing. “The death toll now stands at 443,” Sihle Zikalala, the premier of the KwaZulu-Natal province told a media briefing, adding […]