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<p>DAKAR, May 25 (Reuters)&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Senegal&#8217;s president and African Union chairman Macky Sall said on Wednesday that when he visits Russia and Ukraine in the coming weeks he will push them to unblock exports of grains and fertilizer to avoid widespread famine.</p>



<p>Africa is suffering from disruptions in food supply and soaring prices of basic goods and risks &#8220;disastrous consequences&#8221; if the situation endures, Sall said during a conversation with philanthropist Mo Ibrahim at the Ibrahim Governance Forum.</p>



<p>Nearly half of Africa&#8217;s 54 countries rely on Russia and Ukraine for wheat imports, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Russia is also a major supplier of fertilizer to at least 11 countries.<a href="https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL5N2WV5UH&amp;linkedFromStory=true" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read full story</a></p>



<p>&#8220;We have pleaded for a ceasefire, for an end to the war and for the release of all food products &#8230; so that the world doesn&#8217;t know a famine after two years of COVID and almost three months of war,&#8221; said Sall. Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.</p>



<p>&#8220;There are multiple initiatives to call on countries that have (grain) stocks to liberate them &#8230; and to ensure that Russia can authorize the export of cereals from Ukraine and can also export itself. This is the African position,&#8221; he said.</p>



<p>Parts of Africa are already facing record hunger levels, driven by insecurity, climate shocks and the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.L5N2W23Z3</p>



<p>If food supply blockages were to continue and there was a famine, Sall said: &#8220;The world would not be able to contain the consequences because it would be massive on immigration. It would be dramatic for African countries.&#8221;</p>



<p>Sall said on Sunday he would visit Moscow and Kyiv in his capacity as chairman of the African Union, which wants peace in Ukraine through dialogue between the two sides.<a href="https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL5N2XE0BP&amp;linkedFromStory=true" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read full story</a></p>



<p>(Reporting by Bate Felix; Writing by Nellie Peyton; editing by Grant McCool)</p>


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<p>The African Union has suspended Mali’s membership and threatened to sanction the nation in response to last week’s military coup. The move comes just days after West African leaders suspended Mali from the ECOWAS bloc. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss the implications for investors is Kwadwo Sarkodie, Partner at Mayer Brown.</p>


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<p>Music has always been a part of storytelling on the African continent. Tradition and culture have been passed on through song and as we continue our celebration of Africa Day, we want to look at why music is important in the African culture. CNBC Africa spoke to the Founder and Curator of Pineapple Undertones, Kevin Rugamba.</p>


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<p>The African Union held its 34th General Assembly virtually over the weekend where elections for new commissioners were also held. Rwanda&#8217;s Monique Nsanzabaganwa was elected as the AU’s deputy chairperson becoming the first woman to hold the role; she joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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<p>As we know, the 2021 African Union Summit is taking place next week. The leaders will elect a new Commission, which is the body’s secretariat, for the next four years. One of the officials elected will be the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Joining CNBC Africa is one of the candidates for the position &#8211; Fatoumata Tambajang, the Former Vice President of The Gambia.</p>


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<p>The 34th African Union Summit is scheduled to take place next week. This is where heads of state will meet to leverage African Arts, Culture and Heritage. Joining CNBC Africa to provide a preview of the summit is Paul-Simon Handy, Senior Regional Advisor at the Institute for Security Studies for Dakar and Addis Ababa.</p>


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<p>The COVID-19 crisis has strengthened the role of digitalisation in contributing to Africa’s productive transformation and in fulfilling Agenda 2063, the African Union’s vision for the continent’s development. That’s according to the OECD Development Centre in a joint report with the African Union&#8217;s Commission for Economic Affairs. The OECD notes that the digital transformation is expanding to almost all economic sectors in Africa. So how can Africa take advantage of this digital transformation to jumpstart its post-COVID-19 recovery? Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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