BULAWAYO, Jan 23 2025 (IPS)* – Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, carries his frustration as visibly as he carries his passport.
Travelling across Africa is hard for Africans owing to restrictive visas. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS
To travel across the continent he calls home, he needs 35 visas—each a bureaucratic hurdle and a reminder of the barriers to free movement and trade in Africa.
(UN News)* —Nearly a third of Lebanon’s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of hostilities in late 2024, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released on Wednesday [].
Developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Agriculture, the report reveals that the impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy will likely slow recovery.
Some 1.65 million people are now facing crisis or emergency levels of hunger,with 400,000 additional people classified as acutely food insecure compared to early 2024.
(UN News)* — Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday [].
Amina Mohammed was speaking at a meeting focused on strengthening counter-terrorism on the continent, convened by Algeria, the Council president for January.
She emphasized that the Council has a critical role in supporting African Union (AU) counter-terrorism initiatives, grounded in African leadership and solutions.
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