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Why supermarkets are rationing food and how to prevent future shortages

Calls for the government to provide better support to UK food producers have intensified recently as supermarkets have been forced to ration sales of some fresh produce. Weather-related disruption has caused supply shortages of vegetables from places including Spain and North Africa.

The Conversation

Spanish and African weather blamed for vegetable shortage at city supermarkets

City supermarkets have been left struggling to fill their fresh fruit and veg shelves due to “difficult weather conditions” in southern Europe and Northern Africa. The city’s MSP, Evelyn Tweed, was contacted by constituents who raised concerns over

Daily Record

Africa's first heat officer is based in Freetown – 5 things that should be on her agenda

Eugenia Kargbo has an unusual job: she is the city of Freetown’s chief heat officer. Her role in Sierra Leone’s capital is the first of its kind in Africa. She has been tasked with raising public awareness about extreme heat, improving responses to heat waves, and collecting, analysing and visualising…

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Full list of fruit and veg rationed by Tesco, Asda, and Morrisons as supermarkets clamp down amid shortages

Bad weather in Spain and northern Africa, and rising energy costs, have disrupted the supply of some fresh produce.

Evening Standard

What is causing the fruit and veg shortage and how long will it last?

Items like cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers are running low after bad weather in Europe and Africa

Liverpool Echo

Egypt Mobilizes Efforts to Support African Water, Food Security

Egypt is mobilizing efforts to support water and food security in Africa, calling on the international community to finance "climate adaptation" in the continent. The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, met in Kenya with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Election observers are important for democracy – but few voters know what they do

Election observers keep watch over polls throughout the world. Their job is to support efforts to improve electoral quality and to provide transparency. In African countries, both local citizen and international observers have been deployed regularly since the 1990s.

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Factbox-Nigeria election 2023: how it all works

Nigerians are set to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that are seen as the most wide open since Africa's most populous nation switched from military rule to democracy in 1999.

Reuters

What is causing the fresh produce shortage and how long will it last?

Bad weather in Europe and Africa has seen UK supermarket shelves run low on items such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.

The Independent UK

Former Facebook whistleblower advocates for better treatment of content moderators

In tonight's edition: South Africa plants seeds for a greener energy sector by announcing tax breaks for investors in clean power. Also, Namibia welcomes US First Lady Jill Biden as she arrives in Africa for a five-day tour. And we speak to a former Facebook content moderator who blew the…

France 24

Nigeria's uncertain election: Can third party candidate force presidential run-off?

Will Nigeria's two-party system tremble? Africa's most populous nation has known its share of bruising campaigns, but never since the 1999 return to democracy has there been a run-off in the presidential election. Now, in a nation where the average age is 18, could voters turn away from big tent…

France 24

Aldi and Tesco join Asda and Morrisons with fruit and vegetable purchase limits

TESCO and Aldi have joined Asda and Morrisons in introducing purchase limits on fresh produce ...

The National (Scotland)

Russia denies plan to test new missile off South Africa

The Russian military has denied it's planning to test its new Zircon hypersonic missiles during naval drills off the coast of South Africa this week

The Independent UK

Drought in Horn of Africa worse than in 2011 famine

Below-normal rainfall is expected over the next three months in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

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Tesco follows Aldi, Asda and Morrisons with customer limits on fresh produce

The UK’s biggest supermarket is the latest to introduce customer limits on certain fresh produce to handle shortages.

The Conversation

Rock art as African history: what religious images say about identity, survival and change

To “read” the history of times before writing, scholars have traditionally used excavated evidence. Remains like dwellings, burials and pots can reveal a lot about how people lived long ago. In southern Africa, there is another archive to “read” too: rock art. Rock art is primarily a record of spiritual…

The Conversation

Over 90% of Rwandans have health insurance – the health minister tells an expert what went right

In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted universal health coverage as one of the sustainable development goals. The aim of universal health coverage is to ensure that every person and community, irrespective of their circumstances, has access to the health services they need, at the time and place they…

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Asda limits amount of veg shoppers can buy amid shortages

Asda has introduced a customer limit of three on tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries

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Tight fiscal leash awaits winner of Nigeria presidential election

Ahead of the election, Africa’s largest economy is in a precarious position due to rising debt and low revenue.

Daily Mirror

Asda and Morrisons fruit and veg rationing: All we know as other stores deny shortages

A combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe has seen UK supermarket shelves left bare of tomatoes, as well as dwindling stocks of some other fresh produce

The Independent UK

Jill Biden makes 6th visit to Africa, her 1st as first lady

Jill Biden is not a newcomer to Africa

Zenger

Israel Slams Delegation’s Removal From African Union Summit 2023 Blaming Iranian Influence

An Israeli delegation was ejected on Saturday from the African Union's annual summit in Ethiopia blaming influence by Iran

Daily Mirror

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton want the exact same thing for the future of F1

F1 have been aggressively expanding the race calendar with a focus on capitalising on the US market, but both Verstappen and Hamilton want chiefs to focus on another part of the world

Liverpool Echo

Asda, Morrisons and other supermarkets introduce new rules for veg over shortages

Retailers have warned a shortage of tomatoes affecting UK supermarkets is widening to other fruit and vegetables

Daily Record

Asda introduces limits to fruit and vegetable purchases amid stock shortages

Certain products that are grown in southern Spain and north Africa, like tomatoes and peppers, are difficult to source at the moment.

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