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Shadowing the newsreader

Listen to the newsreader read out each line and then practise saying it. Record your own voice line by line and submit your voiceover.

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"War in Ukraine means hunger in Africa," warns Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

Russia's war on Ukraine's pushed up prices of wheat and other cereals across Africa.

These two global wheat exporters are Africa's main suppliers.

International sanctions are blocking trade with Russia.

This affects many countries' economies.

As Russia's the biggest supplier of fuel to African nations, this has led to energy prices rising sharply.

In Nigeria, electricity networks are unreliable.

70 percent of businesses depend on diesel to run private generators.

Higher diesel costs have to be passed on to customers.

For baker Julius Adewale, they're making bread unaffordable.

The trend's repeated across the continent.

In Uganda, a typical 5,000 shilling weekly grocery bill has doubled.

Although Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer, it has few processing facilities.

The government subsidises petrol imports for its residents.

However, diesel and plane fuel are sold at market prices.

Construction worker Samuel Salau sees how high transport costs affect the price of food around the country.

Prices rising dramatically is increasing food insecurity.

It's not only worrying for places like Ethiopia, where 20 million already required food aid.

The problem's expected to become more widespread.

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