Business Maverick

Hunger: Delayed summer rains in much of Southern Africa to compound region’s misery

By Ed Stoddard

Africa

Global grain supplies are ample, but we must watch India and Russia

By Wandile Sihlobo

World

Ukrainian Interior Minister and senior officials die in helicopter crash; Zelensky urges allies to speed up aid

By Bloomberg

World

Zelensky and BlackRock CEO discuss postwar rebuilding; Russian tycoon asks Africa to lobby EU on fertiliser impasse

By Bloomberg

World

IAEA raises alarm on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; ships set sail in grain exports corridor

By Bloomberg

Business Maverick

Global food prices cool from record levels but remain elevated – UN Food and Agriculture Organization

By Ed Stoddard

World

Grain shipments kick into higher gear; nuclear plant shelled again

By Bloomberg

World

Russia’s Lavrov leans on UN over food exports; Kyiv puts out call for grain ships

By Bloomberg

Africa

Putin approval needed for UN deal to release 20 million tons of blockaded Ukrainian grain

By Peter Fabricius

Business Maverick

US urges countries to reach out if having issues with Russian food, fertiliser exports

By Reuters

World

European leaders back EU candidate status after talks with Zelensky; Moscow tightens gas flows

By Bloomberg

World

Scholz, Macron, Draghi to visit Kyiv; Biden announces additional $1bn weapons package

By Bloomberg