Russia completes grain deliveries to African countries

Russia has completed grain deliveries to six poorest African countries, providing them with 200,000 tons of grain as humanitarian aid, Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

"We have completed wheat deliveries to six poorest countries on the African continent. We delivered a total of 200,000 tons of grain to the African continent as humanitarian aid," Patrushev said.

The first ship departed on November 7, 2023. The last vessel arrived in Somalia in late January and the unloading of its cargo was completed on February 17.

The deliveries were carried out together with the United Grain Company and with assistance from the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Transport Ministry.

Mali, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe and Eritrea received 25,000 tons of grain each, while Somalia and the Central African Republic were provided with 50,000 tons of grain each.