Sub-Saharan Africa
Sputnik brings you all the most recent information, major events, heroes and views, including breaking news, images, videos, analyses, and features.

CAR Working to Ensure Russian Grain Rapidly Reaches African Recipients, Foreign Minister States

BANGUI (Sputnik) - The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the African countries that will receive free grain from Russia under Moscow's initiative. The first batch of the grain supplies to CAR has already arrived at the port of Douala in Cameroon for further transfer.
Sputnik
The Central African Republic (CAR) is taking all necessary measures to ensure that the grain sent by Russia to African countries reaches its recipients as soon as possible, CAR Foreign Minister Sylvie Baipo-Temon told Sputnik.
On December 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was sending grain to six African countries in need and that some ships were already unloading at the destination points.
"Everything is now being done so that recipients of these donations can get access to them very quickly," Baipo-Temon said.
Russia Not Interested in Grain Deal Renewal, Agriculture Minister States
In terms of deliveries, the CAR is heavily dependent on road routes, including those through Cameroon, she said, adding that the nation is working with the Cameroonian authorities to resolve the issue.
The top diplomat also confirmed in her interview with Sputnik that the CAR was happy to become a part of Russia's initiative to send grain to African countries.