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Ukraine War Latest: African Union Leaders Send Strong Message To EU Leaders Over Impending Food Shortage

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The African Union has warned EU leaders that Moscow’s blockade of Ukraine’s ports risks “a catastrophic scenario” of food shortages and price rises.

Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, who chairs the union, said “the worst is perhaps ahead of us” if current global food supply trends continue.

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Speaking via video link to the 27 EU leaders meeting in Brussels, Sall said African countries had been hit hard by the global food crisis because of their “strong dependence” on Russian and Ukrainian wheat. The situation was “worrying” for a continent that has 282 million people that did not get enough to eat, he said.

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President and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall (on screen) talks during a video conference with leaders of the European Union
President and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall (on screen) talks during a video conference with leaders of the European Union. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA

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Credit: The Guardian UK.

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