"Africa is not responsible for turning the earth’s atmosphere into a hothouse," says former U.S. trade representative for Africa Rosa Whitaker, but its countries must combine their efforts to respond.
Africa’s Stake in Putin’s War
A collaborative report in October by the World Meteorological Organization, the African Union, the Economic Commission for Africa (through the Africa Climate Policy Centre) and other scientific organizations finds that the climate crisis is exacerbating hunger, causing widespread flooding and displacement of people
Extreme hunger is affecting an estimated 40 million Africans, amid a continuing Covid pandemic driven partly by inequitable access to vaccines. More than 80 percent of Africa's trade is with counties outside the continent, exacerbating Africa's dependence, for example, on imported wheat from Ukraine and Russia, which together supply around 40 percent of Africa's grain. Guest columnist Rosa Whitaker writes that Putin's war should be condemned - and that African nations, working together and utilizing their combined expertise, can - and must - address their interlocking crises.
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Africa: A United Africa Can Address Climate, Covid and Conflict - Ukraine Shows Why It Matters
allAfrica, 14 June 2022
Africa should be under no illusion about Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. It is the equivalent of France deciding it would like to have Algeria back or Portugal seeking to… Read more »
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Africa: Continent Could Feed Itself With the Right Infrastructure - Experts
DW, 13 June 2022
Drought, COVID-19 and the Russian war against Ukraine are fomenting a hunger crisis in Africa. The continent has enough fertile soil and water to meet its own needs, but there are… Read more »
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Africa: Climate Change Triggers Food Insecurity, Poverty and Displacement in Africa
Africa Renewal, 21 October 2021
Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa in 2020, compounding the… Read more »
InFocus
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The United States is pressing African leaders to take sides in the war started by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But, writes William Minter, the veteran observer of Washington's ... Read more »
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The war between Russia and Ukraine has highlighted just how much of the world's wheat supply relies on these two countries. a recently released UN report shows a sample of Read more »
