Saturday, April 2, 2022

Ukraine War and Drought Causing Food Insecurity in East Africa

 The New York Times published on 1 April 2022 an article titled "War in Ukraine Compounds Hunger in East Africa" by Abdi Latif Dahir.

The war in Ukraine has driven up the cost of food in East Africa where countries depend heavily on grain from Russia and Ukraine.  This is happening at a time of severe drought in some countries.