Russia plans to deliver 709.5 tons of food aid to Burkina Faso in May and is finalizing procedures to send up to 20,000 tons of wheat to Niger, according to a statement made to Izvestia by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The ministry noted that these efforts are part of a broader initiative. Recent shipments include 559 tons of peas and 164 tons of sunflower oil to Zimbabwe in December 2024, and 29,400 tons of diesel fuel to the Central African Republic in January 2025.
The humanitarian aid is being provided free of charge and facilitated through the UN World Food Programme, financed by Russian contributions, the Foreign Ministry emphasized.
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Based on materials from TASS