The world bank has announced the approval of a $2.3 billion program to help some countries in East and Southern Africa to curb looming severe food shortages. Second phase beneficiaries include nine countries from Southern Africa. The lender estimates that about 66.4 million people in the regions may experience food crises, food emergencies, or famine by July 2022. “This is too frequent for countries, regions, or farms to sufficiently recover between the shocks, and therefore investing in food systems resilience is key to allowing the region to act on food systems challenges in more cooperative and effective ways,” she said. Guermazi is World Bank Director of Regional Integration Africa, the Middle East and North Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 29, 2022 15:34 UTC