Rising Cost of Essentials in African Countries Could Trigger Social Unrest

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Rising Cost of Essentials in African Countries Could Trigger Social Unrest
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The rising cost of electricity, food, and other essentials in several African countries, including Angola, Ethiopia, and Kenya, could trigger social unrest. Already hundreds of protesters in some Nigerian states hit the streets calling on their government to bring down the cost of food or 'resign from office'. The African Development Bank is warning that the rising cost of energy, food and other commodities in several African countries, including Angola, Ethiopia and Kenya, could trigger social unrest.

The rising cost of electricity, food, and other essentials in several African countries, including Angola , Ethiopia , and Kenya , could trigger social unrest . Already hundreds of protesters in some Nigerian states hit the streets calling on their government to bring down the cost of food or 'resign from office'.

The African Development Bank is warning that the rising cost of energy, food and other commodities in several African countries, including Angola, Ethiopia and Kenya, could trigger social unrest

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