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The price of basic commodities in Egypt is hitting millions of people hard.
Those who could once afford to buy bread from regular supermarkets, are now being forced to rely on government subsidised bakeries.

The huge increase in demand has resulted in unprecedented queuing and violence, with at least 10 people being killed.

The Afghan government is appealing to the international community to provide hundreds of tonnes of wheat to try to stop a country-wide food shortage. All across Afghanistan, the price of flour, the key ingredient in bread, is skyrocketing. Without immediate help, there are fears of a full-blown emergency.