Egypt’s Sisi calls upon major countries’ support for Africa to reduce food instability – Egypt Today

Egypt’s Sisi calls upon major countries’ support for Africa to reduce food instability – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 16 December 2022: The world has not had success in eliminating hunger around the globe, as international reports indicate that hunger rates have begun to increase over the past three years, said President Abdel Fattah E Sisi in his speech at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Closing Session on Promoting Food Security and Food Systems Resilience on Thursday evening.

“International statistics […] indicate that the number of people suffering from food insecurity around the world increased to 800 million people in 2022, with an increase of 150 million from 2019. Africa has more than a third of this number. Here, the question must be raised: How can a continent like Africa not produce its own food? How can a nation that does not produce its own food reap the fruits of economic development, or secure stability to build the future?” said President Sisi.

President Sisi shed light on Egypt's vision to enhance food security in the continent, said the Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Rady in a statement.

President Sisi called for adopting development mechanisms to reduce the debt burden in a way that eases this burden for the African nations through writing off or swapping external debts, or easy repayment.

He added that