Ukrainian grain lifeline reaches Ethiopia, Somalia, and Nigeria
Marianna Ward, deputy director of the World Food Program (WFP), reported that the grain from Ukraine has arrived in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Nigeria from state warehouses, where it was stored as a reserve.
The government of Ukraine bought this grain from producers and gave 39,000 tonnes to three African countries.
As part of the Grain from Ukraine program, Kyiv, along with the WFP, delivers grain to 15 countries, including several African countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan, Mauritania, and Nigeria. Recently, Tanzania and famine-threatened Zambia were added to this list.
Ukrainian grain exports, especially wheat, constitute a significant portion of African imports. Before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, over 50% of the wheat imported to 15 African countries came from both of these currently warring countries.
The transport of 1,000 tonnes of grain from Ukraine, financed by France, also reached the Gaza Strip in July—another 8,000 tonnes Ukraine plans to deliver to the Palestinians in the coming months.
