This donation was promised by the Russian president during the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg last July. At the time, Vladimir Putin promised to deliver 200,000 tonnes of grain to six African countries free of charge as part of humanitarian assistance.
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After Mali, Somalia, Eritrea, Zimbabwe or even the Central African Republicit’s the turn of Burkina Faso to receive 25,000 tonnes of wheat. This is a strong signal of the Russian President’s desire to give dynamic impetus to his cooperation with Burkina Faso, a strategic partner on the continent.
“ Our country will continue to contribute to the supply of Burkina Faso with basic necessities, but to its food and energy self-sufficiency via the transfer of our expertise, skills and know-how. “, said Alexey Saltykov, ambassador of Russia In the region.
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The Minister of Solidarity and Humanitarian Action Nandy Somé Diallo welcomed this donation which will be distributed as a priority to displaced populations while the country is going through, she said, a difficult humanitarian situation following the security crisis.
“ If quantity allows, we will also give some to defense and security forces and other vulnerable people. 25,000 tonnes will relieve us “, she said. “ This donation should not be part of an infinite cycle of donations. It must challenge us on the urgent, necessary and imperative work for the development of our own production capacities in order to forever break food dependence on the outside world. “, for his part affirmed Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, Burkinabè Minister of Foreign Affairs.
This donation arrives less than a month after the reopening of the Russian embassy in Ouagadougou.