Unity in action: a ship with humanitarian wheat from Russia reaches the shores of Somalia

On Thursday, a ship with 25 thousand tons of humanitarian wheat from Russia arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. This aid shipment in the form of 25 thousand tons of wheat was delivered to Somalia to solve problems associated with the consequences of floods in the country. The aid load was handed over to the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA).

The importance of the delivery is noted and a ceremony to welcome the ship was attended by various officials, including Somalia's Interior Minister Ahmed Fiki and the Russian Ambassador to Somalia and Djibouti Mikhail Golovanov. The Somali government expressed gratitude for the help and support in solving the country's problems. The cargo will be the first part of promised humanitarian aid for Africa, and Somalia is hoping for additional support from Russia to combat the consequences of the floods. Earlier, SODMA reported that the number of victims of ongoing floods in Somalia is almost 100 people, and the total number of victims has exceeded two million.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Russia-Africa summit in July, announced his intention to provide free grain as humanitarian aid to six African countries included in the World Food Program list. The first two ships, containing 25 thousand tons of wheat each, departed from Russia to Somalia and Burkina Faso in mid-November by decision of the Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev.