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Africa: African Countries Look to Japan to Navigate Wheat Shortages Caused by War in Ukraine
RFI, 5 June 2022
African countries needing to fill the gap created by a lack of Russian and Ukrainian food imports must look outside the typical sphere of economic aid, says UN Assistant Secretary… Read more »
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Uganda: Russia and Ukraine Should Negotiate - Museveni
Nile Post, 5 June 2022
President Yoweri Museveni has called for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and said everybody who wants peace in the world should support this position so that the fighting… Read more »
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Africa: Africans 'Victims' of the Ukraine War, AU Head Tells Putin
DW, 3 June 2022
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Gambia: Rising Global Food Protectionism Amid Ukraine War Risks Worsening Inflation
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Africa: Grain Shortfall From Ukraine War Exacerbates Food Insecurity in Africa
RFI, 21 April 2022
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Africa Looks to Japan to Navigate Ukraine Wheat Ban
African countries needing to fill the gap created by a lack of Russian and Ukrainian food imports, must look outside the typical sphere of economic aid, UN Assistant Secretary-General Ahunna Eziakonwa said after a five-day mission to Japan.
Eziakonwa who is also the UN Development Programme (UNDP) regional director for Africa, spoke of the unique role government and private sector partners in Japan could play in support of African countries.
Japan has been working on a three-phase programme that began in 2008 with the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD), to increase rice production for the domestic market throughout Africa.
More options between Japan and the African continent will be discussed at the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) slated to take place in Tunisia from August 27-28, 2022 reports Laura Angela Bagnetto for Radio France Internationale.
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