How did potatoes get so expensive in Algeria?

As Tanzania gears up for elections on 29 October, we hear from two young people about the issues that matter to them and whether youth concerns have been featured in the electoral campaigns.How a young Senegalese footballer's dream of joining a professional club ended in tragedy ...  Show more

A BBC investigation uncovers dozens of social accounts using stolen identities of Somali and Muslim influencers and posting political propaganda content. We hear more about what was uncovered and who might be behind this widespread operation.Chad’s parliament has overwhelmingly a ...  Show more

People in Tigray in northern Ethiopia say their food and medical stocks have dwindled to almost nothing as Ethiopian and Eritrean troops maintain their offensive. Small amounts of the staple grain are being sold at three times last year's price. We will speak to a doctor there ab ...  Show more

2022 has seen record food prices. Many African countries have been badly hit because they import their staples – wheat, rice and oil. A lack of infrastructure and capacity in some countries means that food grown in Africa is often not processed into packaged food products, instea ...  Show more

Fast zwei Euro für einen Liter Milch – diesen Preis hat ein:e User:in des STANDARD-Forums in einem Tiroler Supermarkt beobachtet. Nur wenige Kilometer weiter, nämlich in Italien, gibt es demnach den gleichen Milchkarton für rund einen Euro – also um die Hälfte. Es ist ein Beispie ...  Show more

Экономист Игорь Липсиц объясняет какие продукты дорожают в первую очередь и становятся дефицитными. Обычно это дешевые продукты, а некоторыми можно запастись впрок - мука, сахар, гречка, яйца, крупа, курица, масло. Происходит это несмотря на подъем сельского хозяйства в России - ...  Show more