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Africa: Ukraine War Threatens Food Crisis and Political Upheaval

The war in Ukraine threatens to lead to food riots, political upheaval and turn back the clock in years of progress in Africa, the continent's top economist told The Telegraph. "This war has to come to an end. It's not just a war in Ukraine. It's a war that has global ramifications," Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, told The Telegraph.

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