Nigeria’s food insecurity: declaring a state of emergency isn’t a real solution - here’s what is

Posted on Mon 31 July 2023 in Nigeria • Tagged with Food security, food insecurity, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tinubu, India, Kenya, Cameroon, Algeria

In 2022, government launched one million rice paddies, stacked in 15 pyramids, but the country’s food crisis has persisted. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

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Nigerians doing their grocery shopping in July 2023 are paying 25% more for staple items than they did a year …


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Kenya signs post-brexit trade agreement with the UK

Posted on Fri 11 December 2020 in Trade • Tagged with UK, Kenya, East African Community, EAC, East Africa

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The UK has today (Tuesday 8 December) signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with Kenya. The deal was signed in London by International Trade Minister Ranil Jayawardena and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Minister Betty Maina.

This trade agreement will ensure that all companies operating in Kenya, including British businesses …


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