A second shipment of 25,000 tonnes of free Russian grain has arrived in Somalia on Tuesday, a source in the Mogadishu port administration confirmed to Russian media, noting that the ship carrying this humanitarian aid had docked.
The first shipment of Russian grain arrived in Somalia in November last year.
Moscow has promised to supply grain free of charge to six African countries. This decision was announced by Vladimir Putin at the second Russia-Africa Summit held in St. Petersburg at the end of July.
The recipient countries are Burkina Faso, Somalia, the Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Mali and Eritrea. In total, Moscow plans to deliver up to 200,000 tonnes of grain to these countries.
Free grain has already been delivered to Somalia, Eritrea and Mali. The shipment destined for Zimbabwe arrived in the Mozambican port of Beira on December 29. It is now en route by road to its final destination. Two other shipments have also arrived on the African continent and will be transported by land.