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Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Africa must end dependence on the importation of food and medicine. Adesina said this in an interview with Reuters on

June 23, 2022 6:16 PM

“Africa should not allow itself to be vulnerable in excessively depending on others, whether it is for vaccines or whether it is for food,” Reuters quoted the AfDB president as saying.“The fact is that when you are dependent on others, you are also very highly vulnerable to any shock of any kind.”a $1.5 billion financing facility for emergency food production, with the aim of averting a looming food crisis.

 

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