High tariffs on agriculture block intra-Africa trade, driving $100 million food imports

Ukrainian wheat destined for Ethiopia

A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for Ethiopia when it arrived in Djibouti on August 30, 2022. PHOTO | HUGH RUTHERFORD | WFP | AFP

By  The East African

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What you need to know:

  • Some African countries are still importing wheat from Ukraine, even as there is a surplus on the continent.

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