Dr Mpango made the remarks at the weekend during his keynote address at a high-level panel discussion titled ‘The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Public Policies for Food Security’, held as part of the Second Brazil-Africa Summit on Food Security. The conference took place at the Itamaraty Palace, headquarters of Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Brasília.
He highlighted the profound impact of hunger and poverty, which disproportionately affect the African continent despite its abundance of natural resources.