(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Outside a foreign currency exchange in Zimbabwe’s capital, hordes of people desperate for U.S. dollars are pushed up against each other. Granville-Ross says his organization in 2021 saw “an alarming spike in need” in regions such as the Sahel, West Africa, East Africa and southern Africa where some countries were already experiencing humanitarian crises and conflict before COVID-19. Both South Africa and Zimbabwe have been reporting reduced numbers over the past week, but authorities remain cautious. “I would rather spend my time here than queue for the vaccine,” says Nyoni, outside the crowded foreign currency exchange. “But hunger is different: You can’t be put in quarantine because the family has nothing to eat.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 25, 2021 04:32 UTC