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Although the level of food security fluctuates both geographically and from year to year, the overall trend had been one of improvement over several decades. However, new conflicts and climate change have seen the situation deteriorate over large parts of the continent in recent years and now the Covid pandemic has reversed some of the hard-won gains. Report by Neil Ford. Many African governments closed borders for months at a time to prevent the spread of Covid, while others prevented foreign...

[links to sources at this URL] Planning documents for the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit shed new light on the agenda behind the controversial food summit that hundreds of farmers’ and human rights groups are boycotting. The groups say agribusiness interests and elite foundations are dominating the process to push through an agenda that would enable the exploitation of global food systems, and especially Africa. The documents, including a background paper prepared for summit dialogue...

​​​​​​​FOOD and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Regional Representative for Africa, Abebe Haile-Gabriel, has disclosed that Africa is not on track to achieve zero hunger by 2030.

Abuja, March 3, 2021 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique opportunity for the transformation of the continent’s food system. FAO’s Regional Representative for Africa, Abebe Haile-Gabriel, said the AFCFTA would address the continent’s hunger issues. A statement from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday said Haile-Gabriel made the remark at the ongoing Seventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Susta...

Brazzaville, Congo, March 3, 2021 (ECA) - Africa should make a swift recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic to accelerate progress on sustainable development and build an inclusive pathway to achieving the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo, Firmin Ayessa, said Wednesday. Describing conditions caused by COVID-19 as unprecedented, Mr. Ayessa said the health and economic situation in Africa has been severely impacted by the pandemic, making it urgent for the ...

03/03/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/03/2021 20:38 ARFSD2021: Africa must and can develop better Brazzaville, Congo, March 3, 2021 (ECA) - Africa should make a swift recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic to accelerate progress on sustainable development and build an inclusive pathway to achieving the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo, Firmin Ayessa, said Wednesday. Describing conditions caused by COVID-19 as unprecedented, Mr. Ayessa s...

VNRs can serve as key drivers of Africa’s efforts to achieve SDGs following COVID-19 Listen to article Brazzaville, Congo, March 2, 2021 (ECA) - The devastating effects of COVID-19 are being felt in all spheres of life, and in most cases, the pandemic has exacerbated poverty, hunger, violence against women, children and other vulnerable groups. However, African countries can strategically use available tools to steer their countries out of the depressing ripples of the pandemic, and the glob...

Building resilient food systems against food security threats in Africa Format A regional dialogue looks into the impact of Conflict-Climate change-COVID-19 Nexus on food systems 02 March 2021, Addis Ababa - Concerted efforts to reshape Africas food system to be more resilient, productive and inclusive is vital to withstand food security threats and achieve SDG and Agenda 2063 commitments. This was the key message that came out of the inter-agency dialogue on the impacts of Conflict-Climate cha...

Brazzaville, Congo, March 4, 2021 (ECA) - The Seventh Session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) ended today with a call on African countries to pursue full representation of all citizens, including women, children, and the disabled, irrespective of background, belief or geographic location, in efforts to attain the sustainable development goals without leaving anyone behind. During the four-day Forum, discussions showed that efforts by countries, including achieve...

English News and Press Release on World about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Epidemic; published on 03 Mar 2021 by ECA