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A view of a farmland in the Gezira Scheme

Sudanese farmers warn of failing harvests as hunger rises

June 8, 2022

Downtown Colombo As Sri Lanka Has Been Thrust Into Uncertainty

Sri Lankan prime minister heckled by protesters as crisis deepens

May 8, 2022

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Russian theatre drops directors who spoke out against Ukraine war

May 2, 2022

European Union leaders summit amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels

Ukraine to feature heavily in Antony Blinken travel to Middle East, North Africa

March 24, 2022

The Turkish lira has weakened 1.6 per cent to a record low against the dollar in early Asian trade after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had ordered the expulsion of the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries.

Turkey’s inflation hits 36% amid financial turmoil

January 3, 2022

GBB Managing Director, Prof. Muhammad Abubakar, gave the assurance at a 3-day virtual ATU conference organised to mark the day on Tuesday in Abuja.

Nigerian government develops new agricultural policy to drive the sector

October 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO - People line up outside a bank to withdraw cash, in Yangon, Myanmar May 13, 2021. REUTERS-Stringer

Myanmar’s junta powerless as currency drops 60% in four weeks, economy tanks

September 29, 2021

People sell their items at Kabul's Chaman-e Hozori neighbourhood amid a liquidity crunch [Ali M Latifi-Al Jazeera]

Afghans sell possessions amid cash crunch, looming crisis

September 13, 2021

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak reacts as he arrives in Downing Street in central London on September 8, 2021. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

UK economic recovery slows sharply on coronavirus fallout

September 10, 2021

The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, says the federal government will take possession of the repatriated Benin artefacts and will take into “cognizance the culture that produced the art works”.

Nigerian government accuses citizens in diaspora of funding secessionist agitations, spreading fake news

July 27, 2021

The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) said on Monday that the country could generate about $420 million (about N151 billion) annually from onion cultivation.

Report: Reduced local production, exchange rate risk drive food prices higher

April 23, 2021

Zonabo Sore, 11, who fled from attacks of armed militants in Sahel region carries her sixteen-month-old nephew Housein, who suffers from malnutrition, as his twin brother Hassan is being examined at hospital in Kaya, Burkina Faso November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

WFP: Food prices soar in West Africa amid conflicts, coronavirus

April 16, 2021

Zimbabwe is facing a hunger crisis under lockdown. Getty Images

UN: Coronavirus lockdown curbs fuel urban hunger in Zimbabwe

March 29, 2021

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 28: Gary Trent Jr. #2 of the Portland Trail Blazers defends against Dennis Schroder #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers during a 115-107 Trail Blazer win at Staples Center on December 28, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Getty ImagesGetty Images

NBA champions LA Lakers suffer second defeat in four games

December 29, 2020

Claudia Faviola Gonzales, a three-year-old girl, eats a tortilla with salt at her home, in La Palmilla, Guatemala October 7, 2020. REUTERS-Josue Decavele

Storms, coronavirus, drought spread hunger to millions in Central America

December 2, 2020