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Building African vaccine capacity will take time

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AFRICA

Efforts to build production capacity are emerging as supply deficits leave just 1% of Africans inoculated against COVID

Locusts threaten fragile East Africa food security

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AFRICA

The worst locust infestation in decades comes atop successive years of droughts and floods

Crop eradication will not root out drug crime

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INT

Despite years of efforts to destroy illicit drug crops, cultivation of coca and opium poppy is soaring to record levels

Somalia may face chronic hunger issue

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SOMALIA

Recurrent droughts of increasing frequency and intensity threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people

Ukraine relies on external aid to resist the invasion

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UKRAINE

External military and financial aid is critical to Ukraine’s efforts to resist the Russian invasion

Black Sea drama adds to East Africa food price fears

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EAST AFRICA

Amid an already severe food crisis, global and regional pressures have driven regional food prices to record highs

Africa faces obstacles to achieving its vaccine goal

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AFRICA

As the developed world begins to consider booster shots, African vaccination programmes have been left far behind

Africa’s Belt and Road will follow beaten path

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AFRICA-CHINA

Despite the rhetoric, China is not offering Africa a new development model, but its engagement remains unique

Conflicts exacerbate African food insecurity

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AFRICA

Several countries are at risk of famine, particularly in areas with ongoing fighting