I remember when Rhodesia was called the Breadbasket of Africa.
They grew enough to feed the continent.
Something happened, but I just can’t remember what...
The most fertile land on Earth, and they can’t feed themselves.
According to Michael Dunford, Regional Director for the World Food Programme, Drought and regional conflict has made millions of East Africans food supply insecure. He said there are conflicts in the region of northern Ethiopia and South Sudan and Somalia as well as Ukraine. Also, currently there is a worst drought in 40 years with four failed rainy seasons which severely impacts Somalia, northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia, also now stretching to Djibouti and eastern Uganda. Add that to the impact of COVID is a perfect recipe for hunger.
At any single time, Michael Dunford said there are either 20 or 30 ships on the seas. And so we are getting used to dealing in difficult circumstances. We were able to secure a vessel, loaded in Ukraine and then sailed after going through the various verifications and checks that are defined by the Black Sea Initiative.
The ship arrived in Djibouti port unloading 23,000 metric tons. This is enough food for 1.53 million people. One-and-a-half million people will have meals on their table”
Rhodesia from the breadbasket to the basket case, about the time they changed their name to Zimbabwe and got a new leader educated in London of the right color . . .