#AD2019 - DAY 1 IN 1 MIN

Within the context of the United Nations Food Systems Summit taking place in September 2021, this brief discusses key drivers of food systems in Africa, as well as the challenges and opportunities for transformation. It concludes with specific policy options that could considerably accelerate progress towards the transformation of food systems across the continent. Specifically, this policy brief makes five recommendations: it recommends that investment in research and development f ...

Au-delà des faits et de leurs soubassements, la réaction de l’Union européenne au flux massif de migrants vers Sebta révèle le vrai visage de ce partenaire clé du Maroc et du continent africain ; une posture représentée par deux visages opposés, celui des beaux discours sur les valeurs du partenariat et, l’autre, de la realpolitik tournée plus vers le passé que vers le futur. Quelle confiance peuvent garder les deux partenaires après que l’Union européenne ait exprimé sa solidarité ...

Commodity prices have recovered their 2020 losses and, in most cases, are now above pre-pandemic levels (Figure 1). The pace of Chinese growth since 2020 and the economic recovery that has accompanied vaccine rollouts in advanced companies are seen as driving demand upward, while supply restrictions for some items—oil, copper, and some food products—have favored their upward adjustment. Some analysts have started to speak of the possibility of a new commodity price ‘super-cycle’ aft ...

Más allá de los hechos y sus fundamentos, la reacción europea respecto al flujo masivo de migrantes a Sebta revela el verdadero rostro de este socio clave de Marruecos y del continente africano, una postura representada por dos caras opuestas: la de los bonitos discursos sobre los valores del partenariado por un lado, y por otro la de la realpolitik que mira más hacia el pasado que el futuro. ¿Qué confianza pueden mantener los dos socios después de que la Unión Europea haya expresa ...