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May 4, 2022

Guterres Warns Africa Is Facing Triple Crisis; Calls for Military Juntas to Hand Over Power
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has warned the war in Ukraine is
aggravating a food, energy and financial crisis across Africa. Guterres
made the remarks during a trip to West Africa, where he also called for
debt relief for African nations and for the military juntas in Burkina
Faso, Guinea and Mali to hand over power to civilians "as soon as
possible." The head of the military government in Guinea recently said a
39-month transition period is needed before civilian rule returns.


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