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1 – 10 of 12Numerous domestic and external shocks have rocked the macroeconomic environment in recent years, aggravating high inflation and chronic foreign exchange (forex) shortages…
Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2023.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273998
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Yet despite this significant new commitment, and effective early warning of the risk of famine, a dysfunctional humanitarian funding architecture and a lack of engagement from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272071
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The government hopes this plan will above all inject fresh foreign currency into the cash-starved economy. Recently, it has had to manage its dwindling foreign exchange (forex…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273525
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EAST AFRICA: Region faces looming hunger crisis
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252290
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Both are desperately needed, as G20 debt service relief will soon expire, and as the conflict in northern Ethiopia increasingly strains the economy and the government’s finances.
This falls just short of a 'famine' warning -- which would require 20% of households to face catastrophe levels, as well as heightened malnutrition and mortality rates. The UN has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223822
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However, amid ongoing conflict in Tigray and considerable political uncertainty around the upcoming elections, the outcome may be disappointing.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260439
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EAST AFRICA: Famine funding will draw mixed reception
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES268861
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Amid an already severe food crisis, global and regional pressures have driven regional food prices to record highs