Africa: As Lockdown Fuels Food Shortages, Africa Goes Online for Groceries

From sharing grocery costs to food remittances, African tech entrepreneurs are finding ways to keep fresh food affordable

In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo's open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages for her family of nine - until the country's coronavirus lockdown closed all stalls.

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