Global growth is expected to ease in 2026. Trade is still resilient, but AI-related sectors are masking weaker momentum elsewhere. Food security is becoming a financial stability concern. Developing economies face capital outflow risks and tighter financing conditions. Clean energy, predictable trade and stronger financial safeguards can reduce future exposure. The global economy entered 2026 […]
Johannesburg, South Africa] Solidaridad has announced the appointment of Dr Jonathan Atkinson as its new Managing Director for Southern Africa.
Rome. Italy// – The benchmark of world food commodity prices rose in April for a third consecutive month amid elevated energy costs and disruptions caused by the conflict in the Near East, according to the latest release by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, remains essential but cannot measure whether lives are improving. A new United Nations report proposes 31 indicators to track progress beyond output. It is the first UN blueprint of this kind requested by Member States. The framework includes cross-border spillovers, from emissions to supply chains. UNCTAD, UNDP and partners will […]
Accra, Ghana//-The National Seed Traders Association of Ghana (NaSTAG) has launched a year-long series of activities to mark its 10th anniversary celebrations at the 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Wenchi in the Bono Region.
Accra, Ghana//-The World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) warned that, if the ongoing Middle East crisis, which has now become a global nightmare if it drags on, the global price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will spike and that African markets will get priced out by markets in Europe and Asia.
Lagos, Nigeria// — The United States has expanded support for agricultural trade through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Export Credit Guarantee Program, known as GSM-102.
Katete, Zambia//-Smallholder farmers in Zambia are demonstrating how improved soil management, better water use, and digital climate information can strengthen agricultural resilience at the Water and Soil Accelerator (WASA) Project Field Day on 15 April 2026 in Katete, hosted by Solidaridad and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Suspected armed men in Samia, a small town in Kebbi State, Nigeria, have allegedly blocked and detained several Ghanaian trucks transporting vegetables from Niger through Nigeria to Ghana.
The ongoing conflict affecting the Strait of Hormuz region is disrupting energy and fertilizer flows, with measurable impacts on costs and growing risks for food systems, trade and vulnerable economies.
