Guinea: Easing Guinea’s Food Insecurity – the IMF’s Food Shock Window

IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned by the authorities’ commitment to transparency in the uses of these funds

The outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022 caused international food and fertilizer prices to rise sharply, exacerbating food insecurity in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Guinea was among the worst affected. By late 2022, 11 percent of the Guinean population–1.2 million people–were facing acute…