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Government of Nigeria Deeply Worried About ‘runaway Price Rise’ in Food Imports
The government of Nigeria has said it was deeply worried about the “runaway price rise” in food imports to the country, which according to official estimates reached $4.1 billion in 2010.
Police Use Force to Break Up Protest in Kenya
Chaos broke on Thursday in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya as hundreds of people demonstrating against high food and fuel prices were forcibly dispersed by police.
World Food Programme Delivers Food Assistance to Over 500,000 People Affected By Libyan Conflict
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered vital food assistance to more than 500,000 people affected by the conflict in Libya. The agency has provided food for civilians in conflict areas, internally displaced people, migrant workers,...
Egyptian President Opens the 4th China-Africa Ministerial Forum
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has opened the activities of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Sharm El-Sheikh, 500km from Cairo the capital, in the presence of the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. The...
We Are Hungry: Solving the Food Crisis At Home
The global food crisis may not have received high mention in the American press until recently, but the skyrocketing cost of food commodities, which has incited protests in many countries over the past year, is hitting closer and closer to home.
