Published 2 years ago

Ukraine war hits Africa's most vulnerable as aid costs spike

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Nearly all the wheat sold in Somalia comes from Ukraine and Russia, which have halted exports through the Black Sea since Moscow waged war on its neighbor on Feb. 24. The U.N. has warned that an estimated 13 million people were facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa region as a result of a persistent drought. The African Development Bank is already reporting a 45% increase in wheat prices on the continent.

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Times of India

ukraine: War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa - Times of India

Europe News: MOGADISHU: It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each da.

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

Ukraine war hits Africa's most vulnerable as aid costs spike

A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia's capital.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

Families across Africa are paying about 45% more for wheat flour as Russia's war in Ukraine blocks exports from the Black Sea

2 years ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Ukraine war hits Africa's most vulnerable as aid costs spike

DAKAR (Reuters) - A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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Washington Times

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

Nearly all the wheat sold in Somalia comes from Ukraine and Russia, which have halted exports through the Black Sea since Moscow waged war on its neighbor on Feb. 24. The timing could not be worse.

2 years ago·United States

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