The IMF’s twice-yearly Regional Economic Outlook was published on Oct. 14, which included a report on the “horrifying” spread of starvation in Africa. The situation should come as no surprise to the IMF, of all institutions, since their policies have played a central role in producing those results.
Some 123 million people, representing 12% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population, face acute food insecurity by the end of 2022, the IMF report stated. This is a 50% jump from the 82 million people affected before the pandemic. The IMF blames the pandemic, spillover effects from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and worsening unrest and drought in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa for the sharp increase.
