Eritrea Projects
End To Hunger In Year 2010
President
Isaias Afwerki said Eritrea would not suffer from hunger and food shortages in
2010.
A government website reports that President Afwerki said Asmara would meet the
demands of those regions hardest hit by poor harvest.
’’The Government has drawn up plans towards ensuring no-hunger situation
nationwide,’’ the state website Shabait.com reported the president as saying.
"(The president) said that a time when the greater portion of the Horn of Africa
is expected to face acute food shortage, there would exist no hunger in Eritrea
in 2010," it said.
The president however, warned that living standards in Eritrea could still fall
due to illegal trade, black market currency exchange, and a lack of regular
payment of taxes and customs duties.
Isaias said all trade and investment permits currently in place would be
reviewed in 2010.
REUTERS/Yinka
