He said the US has pledged more than $2.3 billion in food assistance since February to cushion the impact of the Ukrainian war on the benefitting countries.

A statement from the US Department of State on Wednesday disclosed that Blinken stated this before a meeting with the foreign affairs ministers of Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24 led to global food and fertiliser shortage due to the inability of the two countries to export wheat, corn, cooking oil and fertilisers.

Russia had allegedly frozen the export of wheat from Ukraine.

The senior US official said, “First, we’re addressing the humanitarian needs caused by the war of aggression against Ukraine. Just since February, the United States has pledged more than $2.3 billion of food assistance. And pending final approval from our Congress, we’ll provide more than $5bn in additional aid, including more than $760m specifically for global food security.

“Plus, today we’re announcing an additional $215m for emergency food assistance in Algeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mauritania, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya, among other countries.”

sapientia:
I wish there is a way all Putards would be excluded from this

Including al the terrorist supporting Russia invasion (We know the people who are more likely to be extremist fanatical religious terrorist)

Only a slave will blame the person that will always try to rescue him so he can worship someone that don't care about him

Kingpin1000:

Monkey, have you enjoyed any benefit from the US.
It is the govt that will embezzle it, even covid palliative they hid from the owners.
Make mumu no kill you

sapientia:


I said what I said

Better Buhari share it all with his cabal instead of a kobo getting to any of you putards

Direct or indirect benefit of the money by any Putards should be avoided by all means possible

Including stopping them from buying food grown with the fertilizer

Since poverty have brainwashed most of you, let it continue

Cos No human doing well in Nigeria can support Russia only broke frustrated touts

Kingpin1000:

What have you benefited from America?

Xscape1993:
Why is Nigeria always begging? What else has this Buhari government not brought upon us? Bad leadership is belittling this country ooo.

sapientia:


Nigeria security is highly dependent on their weapons

If any stronger country invade Nigeria today, USA will be the first to take to UN

Nigeria is heavily dependent on them for free grants

Most countries Nigerians do business with will collapse if USA sanction them affecting Nigerians

Nigerian politicians still maintain some form of decorum out of fear of what USA might do

USAID gave Nigeria $10.6 million March of this year

I will stop here

What have you benefited from Russia?

Kingpin1000:


You go school at all.
Even if you go school, you be olodo.
I asked a question, you are talking about Nigeria.
Did I ask what Nigeria benefited.
What nonsense decorum does Nigerian politicians have because of USA?
Who is Nigerian biggest business partner?
Who is Nigeria running to for loans?
Today na saturday go and play with sand like your age mates.
You are just a man with the brain of a 6 year old.