Hunger: UN demands Africa’s food systems transformation 

From Okwe Obi, Abuja

Worried by the wave of hunger and malnutrition on the continent, the United Nations (UN) has demanded an urgent need for Africa to transform its food systems.

The UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, made the demand at the Africa Food Systems Forum (#AFSForum2025) in Dakar, Senegal, yesterday.