Despite Western sanctions limiting Russian exports, President Putin commits to providing tens of thousands of tons of grain to African leaders.

Russia aims to fulfill its role in global food security, offering both commercial and assistance based grain shipments to countries like Burkina Faso 🇧🇫, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Mali 🇲🇱, Somalia 🇸🇴, the Central African Republic, and Eritrea 🇪🇷.

Putin's move comes after a failed Black Sea grain agreement with Ukraine and amid efforts to strengthen Russia's 🇷🇺 presence and influence in Africa.