The Pan Afrikanist Watchman

Russia has begun exporting wheat to Togo, with the first batch of 27,000 tonnes shipped in Jan 2025

The batch was tested and received a safety and quality certificate, as well as a phyto-sanitary certificate confirming compliance with Togolese requirements.

Russia increased its wheat imports to #Africa by 35% in the first 10 months of 2024, according to the Russian Embassy in Benin and Togo. Among the largest buyers are Egypt, Algeria and Kenya.

🌾 Deliveries to Morocco increased by 6, to Nigeria by 3.7 and to Kenya by 1.4. Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Djibouti resumed their purchases of Russian wheat last year.

Despite the anti-Russia sanctions policy pursued by the collective West, Russia continues to be a responsible and conscientious partner and fulfils all obligations in terms of supplying Africa with agricultural products, fertilizers, energy resources and other critically important products for the continent.

The transfer of food products, primarily Russian grain, is carried out through two main channels – in the form of donations on a bilateral basis at the request of African governments, or as part of the efforts of international organisations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s initiative to transfer batches of wheat to six countries in Africa – the Central African Republic, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali and Eritrea – was received with gratitude.

Under the World Food Programme (WFP), the recipients of Russian aid were those most in need – Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guinea, Djibouti, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Sierra Leone, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.

Currently under consideration are supplies to the countries that have suffered greatly this year from natural disasters, primarily from drought.