In Mozambique, thirteen people died in recent riots over higher prices for bread, electricity and water.
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Mr. Alimi's mother, Ikram Yussuf, 54 years old, served six months in prison in 1977, during the historic breadriots, the last time Egyptians took to the streets en masse to protest rising prices.
In 2010, the G-20 countries requested a consensus report from the various international agencies on how to better manage the risks of food price volatility after breadriots in two dozen countries from Brazil to Pakistan.