The chair of the African Union, Azali Assoumani, said on Friday that proposals by Russian President Vladimir Putin to provide grain to Africa were not sufficient, and that a ceasefire in Ukraine was needed.
This is just a nieve view. Africa is a diverse and very large continent, with many different lands.
Sure some countries have fantastic and stable agricultural lands, particularly near the equator. Other countries suffer large multi year droughts that can rapidly and negatively impact large populations. These populations then heavily depend on imports, and relief from a country like Ukraine, Russia, or the US that all make easily transportable grain.
The US has had a similar problem during the dust bowl of the 1930s. This is not an African only problem.
Africa has been getting steadily worse over the last several decades. Countries that used to export food to the rest of the continent, like Zimbabwe, are now impoverished and people there depend on aid to survive. Even the “best” countries are just staying level, but the continent is not succeeding as it should and shows no signs of doing so.
This is just a nieve view. Africa is a diverse and very large continent, with many different lands.
Sure some countries have fantastic and stable agricultural lands, particularly near the equator. Other countries suffer large multi year droughts that can rapidly and negatively impact large populations. These populations then heavily depend on imports, and relief from a country like Ukraine, Russia, or the US that all make easily transportable grain.
The US has had a similar problem during the dust bowl of the 1930s. This is not an African only problem.
Africa has been getting steadily worse over the last several decades. Countries that used to export food to the rest of the continent, like Zimbabwe, are now impoverished and people there depend on aid to survive. Even the “best” countries are just staying level, but the continent is not succeeding as it should and shows no signs of doing so.