The President of Sierra-Leone, Dr Julius Bio, has decried the sum of 50 billion US dollars being expended on food importation annually by African countries.

Bio, while speaking at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Day 3 of his visit to Nigeria, said food items being imported by these countries could be grown in the region.

In his remarks during a session tagged “Strategic Dialogue” yesterday, President Bio urged African leaders to brace up and work towards changing the narrative of dependence on foreign food.

He also called on leaders to prioritise food security as a way of alleviating suffering of Africans.

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