Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw. As families have struggled to purchase household staples, an Egyptian government agency praised an alternative, cheap protein source – “chicken feet, good for the body and the …

For the first time in 17 years, Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 20.8 percent as a result of soaring food prices and supply chain disruption, according to  the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Consumer Price Index report for September 2022 released on Monday shows that inflation figure for the preceding month – August – was 20.52 percent. The NBS …