Russian President Putin promises free cereals to African countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised several African countries free cereals during the first day of the Russia-Africa summit, which was overshadowed by the coup in Niger, condemned by the African Union."In the next 3- In 4 months we will be ready to supply Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Eritrea free of charge between 25,000 and 50,000 tons of cereals", Putin said during the summit held in Saint Petersburg. Putin appeared before fifty of African countries as a guarantor of global food security, despite having abandoned the grain agreement, a decision whose negative effects are already being felt, according to the UN. FREE RUSSIAN GRAIN FOR AFRICA Putin, whose country has supplied 88,000 tons of free fertilizers to Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria, he assured that Russia will also bear the transport costs in each case. "We understand the importance of uninterrupted food supply for African countries. It is important for socio-economic ...