It will work in the near future, said the President of Ukraine.
Ukraine will have a special representative for Africa, said President Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union , reports Office of the President .
< span style = "font-weight: 400;"> “I started a new policy of Ukraine towards Africa. It was during my term that the first Strategy for the Development of Ukraine's Relations with African States was approved. Dialogue with all countries of the continent will be intensified. Ukraine's Special Representative for Africa will also be working in the near future, “the President said.
The President proposed to start preparing a large political and economic conference “Ukraine – Africa”.
The President drew attention to how everything in the world this is due, in particular, to the fact that Russia's food war in Africa has caused a food problem.
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“One war in Europe, namely Russia's attempts to seize our land, to turn Ukraine into a Russian colony, has caused access to food to deteriorate and the threat of famine to grow. We are trying to build new supply logistics. Right now, we have more than 25 million tons of grain in the elevators, which traditional consumers of Ukrainian products are waiting for. We are establishing exports by rail and through the ports of neighboring countries, so that last year's harvest and this year's harvest could reach consumers. But on new routes it is possible to direct much smaller volume and for much more time. As a result, it is much more expensive to supply, “the president explained.
It was previously reported that more than 346 million people in 14 African countries are already facing acute food shortages . These include Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria, the Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Mali.
