Global Journal of Human Social Science, F: Political Science, Volume 22 Issue 5

Source: Grebmer, 2015: 24 Graph 1: Death toll from great famines, 1870s to 2010, by continent Even food aid has been exploited by ruthless governments to subdue their citizens by leveraging their political support and converting food aid into political power. The highly ritualized grant of food aid may pervert a present-day political and economic order to a rule where it are finally the peasants who go hungry (Phillips, 2009). In civil war governments and rebels often control humanitarian access. They either permit entry and protect aid workers or they block access. Thereby, aid workers frequently face greater personal dangers as they move in a dangerous terrain of warfare. Under these circumstances, the provision of food aid under riskier conditions can even result in “new famines” (Grebmer et al, 2015). In the following, the main causes and effects of Russia's war in Ukraine a s regards famine and economic, political and social development in Africa will be analysed, taking into account the multiple facets of hunger . Also, a succinct review of literature on food as a weapon of war will allow for understanding the serious impact of Russia’s war on Africa. The regional focus will be on the Maghreb, Egypt and selected countries of Sub-Saharan Africa . To conclude, Moscow ’ s use of wheat a nd energy as a geostrategic weapon to handpick African countries for cooperation as well as the EU’s alternatives for using Russian and Ukrainian wheat will be outlined. Source: Grebmer, 2015: 23 Graph 2: Global death toll from great famines, 1870s to 2010s © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue V Version I 2 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 F Will Putin’s Ukraine War Provoke Famine and Upheaval in Africa ?