Humanitarian groups say Russia's decision will be acutely felt in many parts of Africa. Read more at straitstimes.com.
from Ukrainian Black Sea ports.
“I regret the suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative for which the African Union had been an early advocate,” AU Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat said on his official Twitter account. “I urge parties to resolve any issues to resume the continued safe passage of grains & fertiliser from Ukraine and Russia to where it is needed, particularly in Africa.”allowed for the passage of critical grain shipments.threatening to cut off already reduced food supplies on which vulnerable populations in grain importing nations are dependent.
Humanitarian groups say it will be acutely felt in many parts of Africa, which is heavily reliant on grain from Russia and Ukraine, and where millions of people are already facing crisis levels of hunger. Cereal prices in the world’s poorest continent have surged because of the slump in exports, sharpening the impact of conflict and climate change. AFP
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