Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has called on the US to help Africa deal with its rapidly growing number of malnourished people. Speaking at the US-Africa summit in Washington, the Egyptian leader said a third of the world's 800 million people suffering from “weak food security” lived on the continent. READ MORE US kicks off Africa Leaders Summit with focus on deepening ties with continent“How can a continent like Africa not be able to produce its food? “That there is a close link between food and water security is beyond doubt. It's a link that Egypt views as a question of national security,” Mr El Sisi told the Washington summit in a thinly veiled reference to the Ethiopian dam.

Source: Ethiopian News December 16, 2022 11:32 UTC